So this little gem of a movie was retitled Haunted Honeymoon in the US.
Can someone tell me the why?
What has the word haunted got to do with the story?
I understand that Busman's Honeymoon is a bit of wordplay on the term Busman's Holiday and it makes perfect sense, but I don't get what the word haunted has to do with anything.
So if someone could enlighten me I'd be grateful.
I was walking down the skyway my way...
I am watching it now and I will let you know if I figure it out !
shareThe only reason I can come up with logically is that Peter and Harriet are being haunted by their vow to give up mysteries (very strange idea, and not appropriate for them at all), and forced to renege on their vow so soon after it was made. This makes little sense but is about all I can come up with. Otherwise, I guess they changed the title because they could, so they did.
shareA little gem indeed! I was thinking the same thing about the title. I don't believe 'haunted' necesarily refers to ghosts; it could imply that their honeymoon is 'cursed' or 'disturbed'. Obviously referring to the murder (and urge to solve it!) that continually 'disturbs' their honeymoon. They keep trying to get away (I thiink they pack 3 or 4 times) but a peaceful honeymoon just wasn't meant to be (and the final scene is the icing on the cake). Still, 'haunted' probably wasn't the best choice of words... then again, it was 1940.
shareI'm gonna run with that answer, sounds plausible to me. Thanks for that.
I was walking down the skyway my way...