Reaching for the Moon (1930)

"What excitement What novelty What modern day splendor Fairbanks in a threemileaminute comedydrama"Movie

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58

Reaching for the Moon

NR 1 hr 31 minDec 29th, 1930Romance, Music, Comedy

Wall Street wizard Larry Day new to the ways of love is coached by his valet He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner where cocktails laced with a love potion work their magic He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels he has also lost his girl

StarringDouglas FairbanksBebe DanielsEdward Everett Horton

DirectorEdmund Goulding

WritersEdmund GouldingElsie Janis

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Cast & Crew

Douglas Fairbanks

as Vivien Benton

Edward Everett Horton

as Roger, the Valet

as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

as Jimmy Carrington

as James Benton

William Cameron Menzies

Production Design

J

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

R

Ray June

Director of Photography

Edmund Goulding

Edmund Goulding

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 29th, 1930

Original Language:English

Production Companies:United Artists

Movie Tags:pre-code

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