Honeymoon in Bali

Director: Edward H. Griffith Edward H. Griffith

Overview

My Love for Yours is the alternate title for Paramount's Honeymoon in Bali. Madeline Carroll pulls a "Rosalind Russell" as a hard-shelled businesswoman with no time for romance. Fred MacMurray is determined to melt down her resistance, hoping to do so during a vacation to Nassau. Carroll almost capitulates, but backs off when she mistakenly believes that MacMurray loves someone else. Contrary to the film's "other" title, the situation is resolved not in Bali but in cold old New York. Allan Jones, stuck with a standard-issue "other man" role, is at least given a few opportunities to sing. Scandanavian actress Osa Massen makes her American debut in the comparatively thankless role of the gal who doesn't land MacMurray.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/15/2015
UPC:	0644827216420
Original Release:	1939
Source:	Reel Vault
Language:	English
Sales rank:	43,014

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Madeleine Carroll	Gail Allen
Fred MacMurray	Bill 'Willie' Burnett
Allan Jones	Eric Sinclair
Osa Massen	Noel Van Ness
Akim Tamiroff	The Window Washer
Helen Broderick	Miss Lorna Smith
Carolyn Lee	Rosie
Astrid Allwyn	Fortune Teller
Georgia Caine	Miss Stone
John Qualen	Man
Fritzi Brunette	Secretary
William B. Davidson	Store Detective
Bennie Bartlett	Messenger Boy
Wally Maher	Elevator Man
Monty Woolley	Publisher
Thomas Louden	Butler
Renie Riano	Head Saleswoman
Connie Leon	Native Housekeeper
Edward Van Sloan	Priest
John Bagni	Salesman
Jack Raymond	Cab Driver
Thomas Lockyear	Butler
Gus Kerner	Headwaiter
Hooper Atchley	Headwaiter
Jack Maclennan	Waiter
Jacqueline Dalya	Hat Check Girl
Ethel May Halls	Maid
Johnnie Morris	Office Boy
Luana Walters	Girl Having Her Fortune Told
Janet Waldo	Her Companion
Al Hill	Cab Driver
Charles Lane	Photographer

Technical Credits

Farciot Edouart	Special Effects
Edward H. Griffith	Director
Jeff Lazarus	Producer

Editorial Reviews

An uneven romantic comedy that shows its age for modern audiences, Honeymoon in Bali is nevertheless a moderately entertaining way to pass an hour and a half. As with many "battle of the sexes" comedies from the period, Bali promotes the idea that, all her own protestations aside, a career woman should see that her work is far less important than fulfilling an expected role with a man. Those who disagree with this premise will find Bali a bit difficult to get through; but those who agree with it, or at least are able to view it as a plot contrivance, should find sufficient pleasure in the film. The writers have supplied a more-than-decent amount of witty dialogue and some amusing situations, and for the first 2/3 have devised a plot that works well. They do seem to have lost control of things a bit in the final third, when the plot gets derailed by too many pointless complications. They also have included a child character who grates, especially in the too-cute-by-half performance of Carolyn Lee. But the rest of the cast is lovely, with Madeleine Carroll in tip-top form and Fred MacMurray persuasive as the man destined to be her partner. Allan Jones seems to have been hauled in primarily for his voice, which sounds quite good, but he handles his perfunctory role quite well, and Akim Tamiroff is a delight as a wise window washer

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler