Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

1930
1h 13m
5.4

5.4/10

12 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
United Artists
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 29, 1930
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0021287

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks

Larry Day

Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels

Vivien Benton

Edward Everett Horton
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
June MacCloy

Kitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings

Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy

Larry's Secretary

Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Bing

William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien

Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe

Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)

Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock

Associate (uncredited)

Key Crew

Edmund Goulding
Writer
Edmund Goulding
Director
Elsie Janis
Writer
Douglas Fairbanks
Producer