Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)

Directed by

Gower Champion

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

14 min

Rated

G

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple moves into a new home and discovers that their telephones come in many colors to match their decor. The short film promotes Bell Telephone's colorful new models through a simple story of home decorating.

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What happens

Once Upon a Honeymoon is a 1956 American musical fantasy short film directed by Gower Champion and starring Virginia Gibson and Ward Ellis. The film was sponsored by Bell Telephone to promote its new telephones in colors to compliment modern home decor. The Western Electric Model 500 desk telephone and its wall version, the Model 554, are featured in a variety of colors. Once Upon a Honeymoon was featured and mocked during a 1996 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the short has gained a cult following. Clips were also shown in "The Telephone" episode of The Secret Life of Machines. The film is in the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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