Reaching for the Moon (1931)
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In this elaborate big-budget musical, a handsome businessman follows a beautiful woman aboard a luxury liner and begins to woo her. This doesn't set well with her fiance. Later the fellow learns of the stock market crash and develops a taste for booze. Romantic mayhem ensues until the inevitable happy ending. Look for a young Bing Crosby singing Irving Berlin's "Lower Than Lowdown," as part of the "Whiteman Rhythm Boys." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels, (more)
- Director(s):
- Edmund Goulding
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Reaching for the Moon
In this elaborate big-budget musical, a handsome businessman follows a beautiful woman aboard a luxury liner and begins to woo her. This doesn't set well with her fiance. Later the fellow learns of the stock market crash and develops a taste for booze. Romantic mayhem ensues until the inevitable happy ending. Look for a young Bing Crosby singing Irving Berlin's "Lower Than Lowdown," as part of the "Whiteman Rhythm Boys." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 72 mins
Complete Cast of Reaching for the Moon
- Douglas Fairbanks - Larry Day
- Edward Everett Horton - Rogers Valet
- Claud Allister - Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
- Walter Walker - James Benton
- Bing Crosby - Singer
- Bebe Daniels - Vivan Benton
- Jack Mulhall - Jimmy Carrington
- June MacCloy - Kitty
- Helen Jerome Eddy - Secretary
- Director(s):
- Edmund Goulding
- Writer(s):
- Elsie Janis, Edmund Goulding, Alfred Goulding
- Producer(s):
- Joseph M. Schenck
- Categories:
- Comedy
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