The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine
Theatrical 1961 film release poster
by Reynold Brown
Directed byRichard Thorpe
Written byGeorge Wells
Based onThe Golden Fleecing
by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Produced byLawrence Weingarten
StarringSteve McQueen
Brigid Bazlen
Jim Hutton
Paula Prentiss
Dean Jagger
Jack Weston
Jack Mullaney
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byBen Lewis
Music byLeigh Harline
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 23, 1961 (1961-08-23) (New York City)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million

The Honeymoon Machine is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Steve McQueen, Brigid Bazlen, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Jack Mullaney and Dean Jagger, based on the 1959 Broadway play The Golden Fleecing by Lorenzo Semple Jr. In the film, three men devise a plan to win at roulette with a United States Navy computer. The scheme works until an admiral ruins their plans.