Honeymoon with a Stranger

The story for "Honeymoon with a Stranger" was originally a play and then it was made as a film MANY times. I can recall seeing it at least 2-3 times before I even saw this film, so it's obvious that the story is very familiar...perhaps too familiar.

The story begins with Sandra (Janet Leigh) marrying a rich Spanish man in a whirlwind courtship. She is naturally shocked when he takes her to his villa...which is more a castle! However, her happiness is short lived, as on their wedding night, Ernesto disappears and she goes to the police after he fails to return. The reaction of Ernesto's attorney is odd......and he feels that this sort of behavior isn't unusual for Ernesto. Later, when Ernesto's sister comes at the police's request, she, too, seems unconcerned about Ernesto's abrupt departure...and that when he does return it's NOT the same man that Sandra married. The sister and lawyer insist that this new Ernesto is the real one and that Sandra is out of her mind! And, instead of being upset, they keep offering Sandra money to accept an annulment and go! What's REALLY going on here??

Had this story been original, I am sure I would have enjoyed it more. But even then, the story is very farfetched and hard to believe. Fortunately, with DNA testing today, this means that they cannot really do any more remakes!! Easy to skip despite some good actors in the film.