Honey (1930) | Region-Free (DVD) | Starring Nancy Carroll, Lillian Roth & Harry Green

Title: Honey (1930)

Genre: Comedy, Musical

Plot Synopsis:
A once-wealthy sister and brother rent out their Southern mansion and stay on as cook and butler.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Wesley Ruggles
• Writer: Herman J. Mankiewicz
• Cast:
  • Nancy Carroll as Olivia Dangerfield
  • Harry Green as J. William Burnstein
  • Lillian Roth as Cora Falkner
  • Richard “Skeets” Gallagher as Charles Dangerfield
  • Stanley Smith as Burton Crane

IMDb Link:
Honey (1930)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Michael Shawn – ★★★☆☆
   “Unlike most, I really enjoyed this light musical comedy in which a formerly rich brother and sister, down on their luck, rent out their house and pose as the butler and cook when the hired servants don’t show up. The woman who rents the house is a royal pain, but the siblings show her by falling in love with her daughter and the daughter’s fiancé. It starts out with a bit of explicit racism that is jarring to modern audiences, but if you can get past that, it’s a fun little romp with some catchy tunes.”
2. Caroline – ★★★★☆
   “Could have gone for Honey saying ‘the centa’ a few more times but other than that no notes.”

Meta Description:
“Honey” (1930) is a comedy-musical directed by Wesley Ruggles, featuring Nancy Carroll and Harry Green as siblings who, after losing their wealth, rent out their Southern mansion and assume roles as the cook and butler.