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Reaching for the Moon (1930)

"What excitement! What novelty! What modern day splendor. Fairbanks in a three-mile-a-minute comedy-drama."

5.4/10 1h 13m Dec 29, 1930
Comedy Music Romance

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Reaching for the Moon
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.5

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Larry Day
Popularity: 0.4
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
Vivien Benton
Popularity: 0.3
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Roger, the Valet
Popularity: 2.0
Claud Allister
Claud Allister
Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Popularity: 0.9
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Jimmy Carrington
Popularity: 0.9
Walter Walker
Walter Walker
James Benton
Popularity: 2.2
June MacCloy
June MacCloy
Kitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
Popularity: 1.9
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy
Larry's Secretary
Popularity: 2.5
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Bing
Popularity: 1.1
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
Popularity: 11.1
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.9
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock
Associate (uncredited)
Popularity: 4.9

Key Crew

Writer Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis
Director Edmund Goulding
Editor Hal C. Kern, Lloyd Nosler
Cinematography Robert H. Planck
Producer Douglas Fairbanks

Production

United Artists
US

Videos & Trailers

Reaching for the Moon 1930 preview trailer
Reaching for the Moon 1930 preview trailer
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Keywords

ocean liner wall street cocktail socialite pre-code love potion

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Details
Release Date December 29, 1930
Runtime 1h 13m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.5
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