Swiss Honeymoon

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Swiss Honeymoon
Directed by Henry C. James
Jan Sikorski
Written byHenry C. James
W.M. Sibley
Produced byW.M. Sibley
CinematographyJan Sikorski
Production
company
International Artists
Distributed byNew Realm
Release date
  • 1947 (1947)
Running time
63 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Swiss Honeymoon is a 1947 British second feature ('B') [1] film directed by Henry C. James and Jan Sikorski. [2] It was written by James and W.M. Sibley, based on James's 1941 BBC radio series Speak to Me of Love. [3]

Contents

Premise

A young couple tours Switzerland on their honeymoon.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "There are some splendid views of the Matterhorn from Zermatt and at close quarters from the mountain railway up the Riffelalp. Nor are winter sports omitted. But surely there are better ways of 'conducting' a tour of this kind than the introduction of a trite story and a number of people whose activities and conversation, except when of the guidebook variety, can only obstruct the main interest of the film? To judge by the general excellence of the photography and well-chosen selection of scenery, such time might have been more profitably spent." [4]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Artless British travelogue. It is a sincere attempt to get out of the old rut, but in spite of the authenticity of tis sweeping panoramas and backgrounds occasionally wears an amateurish look. Tale is weak and could be cut up to advantage. [5]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Makers should've stuck with the lovely scenery and photography and turned in a 30 minute documentary. Story is less than negligible, even with a mountain rescue at the end." [6]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 26. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Swiss Honeymoon". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Swiss Honeymoon". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Swiss Honeymoon". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 14 (157): 95. 1 January 1947. ProQuest   1305808728.
  5. ↑ "Swiss Honeymoon". Kine Weekly . 365 (2099): 28. 24 July 1947. ProQuest   2859065647.
  6. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 249. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
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