The Honeymoon Machine (1961) on Netflix
On the navy ship USS Elmira, Lieutenant Ferguson Howard and civilian scientist Jason Eldridge aim a missile-tracking computer at roulette. Howard falls for Julie Fitch in Venice.
- Watch on NetflixThis title is not on Netflix right now. Please check back later for updates.
- Watch on Prime
- Watch on NordVPN
- Netflix3.1/5
- IMDb6.1/101,611 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
Plot summary
Crew aboard the USS Elmira are testing Operation Honeymoon, built around the Magnetic Analyzer Computing Synchrotron, a computer that can work out where missiles will land. Civilian scientist Jason Eldridge runs MACS; Lieutenant Ferguson Howard wonders whether the machine, given the right figures, could predict games of chance as well. The two settle on roulette and choose the casino in Venice, their next port of call, where they plan to signal results from ship to shore by Morse code lamp. Ashore, they check into the casino hotel in civilian clothes, against Admiral Fitch's order that officers in port wear uniforms and stay away from the casino. Eldridge meets Pam Dunstan, an heiress he left three years earlier, now in Venice to marry Tommy Dane, and Howard meets Julie Fitch.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Steve McQueen walked out of the first public sneak preview of The Honeymoon Machine and vowed never to work for MGM again, even though he was under contract for two more pictures.
- Cary Grant turned down the lead role of Lieutenant Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard in The Honeymoon Machine, leaving Steve McQueen as the second choice for the part.
