The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

Infobox Film
name = The Honey Pot


caption = Original film poster by Howard Terpning
director = Joseph L. Mankiewicz
producer = Charles K. Feldman
writer = Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Ben Jonson (play)
Frederick Knott (play)
Thomas Sterling (novel)
starring = Rex Harrison
Susan Hayward
Cliff Robertson
Capucine
Edie Adams
Maggie Smith
Adolfo Celi
music = John Addison
cinematography = Gianni di Venanzo
editing = David Bretherton
distributor = United Artists
released = flagicon|UK 21 March 1967
flagicon|USA 22 May 1967
runtime = flagicon|UK 150 min
flagicon|USA 132 min
country = USA United States
awards =
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0061780

"The Honey Pot", also known as "The Honeypot ", is a 1967 crime comedy film made by Famous Artists Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Charles K. Feldman. The screenplay was based on the plays "Volpone" by Ben Jonson and "Mr. Fox of Venice" by Frederick Knott and the novel "The Evil of the Day" by Thomas Sterling. The music score was by John Addison and the cinematography by Gianni di Venanzo.

The film stars Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson, Capucine, Edie Adams, Maggie Smith with Adolfo Celi.

Background notes

The film was made on location in Venice and in the Cinecittà studios in Rome.

Anne Bancroft was originally scheduled to play the role which eventually went to Edie Adams.

Plot

The action takes place in Venice.

Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) summons his three former mistresses to his Venetian palazzo for a final visit to his deathbed. Princess Dominique (Capucine), fading movie star Merle McGill (Edie Adams), and Texas millionairess Mrs. Sheridan (Susan Hayward) all travel to pay their respects to the supposedly dying Fox. William McFly (Cliff Robertson) is the personal secretary and gigolo employed by Fox to lure the women to his estate. When Mrs. Sheridan is found murdered, Inspector Rizzi (Adolfo Celi) investigates her mysterious death in this feature highlighted by several twists and turns.

Cast

*Rex Harrison as Cecil Sheridan Fox
*Susan Hayward as Mrs. Sheridan
*Cliff Robertson as William McFly
*Capucine as Princess Dominique
*Edie Adams as Merle McGill
*Maggie Smith as Sarah Watkins
*Adolfo Celi as Inspector Rizzi
*Hugh Manning as Volpone
*David Dodimead as Mosca

ee also

* Volpone

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