

You are cordially invited to enjoy a perfectly elegant case of murder!
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
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Cool, classical in form, comic and plot-driven.
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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“Is Rex Harrison the best thing in The Honey Pot?”
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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Cast
- Rex HarrisonCecil Fox
- Susan HaywardMrs. Sheridan
- Cliff RobertsonWilliam McFly
- CapucinePrincess Dominique
- Edie AdamsMerle McGill
- Maggie SmithSarah Watkins
- Adolfo CeliInspector Rizzi
- Hugh ManningVolpone
- David DodimeadMosca
- Mimmo PoliCook (uncredited)
Crew
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector
- Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay
- Thomas SterlingNovel
- Gianni Di VenanzoDirector of Photography
- John AddisonOriginal Music Composer
- David BrethertonEditor
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