Over the Moon (1938)
In this romantic comedy, a humble country girl lives her life in the ramshackle mansion of her aged uncle. Feeling sorry for her "poor" relation and selflessly keeping him company until he dies, she is later shocked to learn that he has left her an enormous fortune. One might think such a windfall a dream come true, but not for the girl. Things immediagely go wrong when her fiance, the town doctor, wanting to focus on his career, refuses to abandon his patients and go galavanting across Europe. Angrily, she goes anyway and finds herself surrounded by gigolos more interested in her assets than in her perosonality. This causes her to reasses her new values and return to the man who loves her for herself. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, (more)
- Director(s):
- Thornton Freeland, William Howard, (more)
Synopsis of Over the Moon
In this romantic comedy, a humble country girl lives her life in the ramshackle mansion of her aged uncle. Feeling sorry for her "poor" relation and selflessly keeping him company until he dies, she is later shocked to learn that he has left her an enormous fortune. One might think such a windfall a dream come true, but not for the girl. Things immediagely go wrong when her fiance, the town doctor, wanting to focus on his career, refuses to abandon his patients and go galavanting across Europe. Angrily, she goes anyway and finds herself surrounded by gigolos more interested in her assets than in her perosonality. This causes her to reasses her new values and return to the man who loves her for herself. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Over the Moon
- Merle Oberon - June Benson
- Ursula Jeans - Millie Parsmill
- Louis Borell - Count Pietro d'Altamura
- Peter Haddon - Lord Petcliffe
- Mackenzie Ward - Lord Guy Carstairs
- Carl Jaffe - Michel
- Wilfred Shine - Frude
- Bill Shine
- Bruce Winston - Director
- Meriel Forbes
- Rex Harrison - Dr. Freddie Jarvis
- Robert Douglas - The Unknown Man
- Zena Dare - Julie Derthrop
- David Tree - Journalist
- Elisabeth Welch - Cabaret Singer
- Herbert Lomas - Ladbrooke
- Evelyn Ankers - Girl
- Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Lewis Gilbert
- Frank Atkinson - Reporter
- Director(s):
- Thornton Freeland, William Howard
- Writer(s):
- Anthony Pelissier, Arthur Wimperis, Alec Coppel
- Producer(s):
- Alexander Korda
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