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Reaching for the Moon (1930)

UNRATED 74 min  -  Comedy | Music | Romance  -   21 February 1931 (USA)
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Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner... See full summary »

Director:

Edmund Goulding

Writers:

Irving Berlin (story), Edmund Goulding, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels and Edward Everett Horton
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Douglas Fairbanks ...
Larry Day
Bebe Daniels ...
Vivien Benton
Edward Everett Horton ...
Roger, the Valet
Claud Allister Claud Allister ...
Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall ...
Jimmy Carrington
Walter Walker Walter Walker ...
James Benton
June MacCloy ...
Kitty, Aero Girl With Long Earrings
Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy ...
Larry's Secretary
Bing Crosby ...
Bing
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Storyline

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... Written by Herman Seifer <alagain@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Valet | Ocean Liner | Cocktail | Southhampton England | Bankruptcy  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Para alcanzar la Luna See more »

Filming Locations:

United Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Feature Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: (shortened version) (songs deleted)  | USA: (original release)  | Canada: (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

Bing Crosby's first released appearance on film as a solo performer. See more »

Quotes

Roger: I beg pardon, sir. Do you ever dream of girls?
Larry Day: [laughs] No, when I dream, it's usually about horses.
Roger: Technically, much safer, sir.
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Connections

Referenced in "Wind at My Back: A Ghost of a Chance (#2.10)" (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Reaching for the Moon"
(uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
(heard instrumentally over the opening credits, as background music for a love scene, then briefly at the end) See more »