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Reaching for the Moon

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Reaching for the Moon
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NR,1hr 2min
Genres:
Comedy,Romance
Released:
December 29, 1930
Director:
Edmund Goulding
Distributor:
Genius Entertainment
Starring:
Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels, Edward Everett Horton  ...more
Synopsis: 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, All Movie Guide
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
In his later years, songwriter Irving Berlin became incensed when anyone mentioned the name of this rather standard-issue comedy. Originally conceived as a Berlin musical extravaganza, it changed drastically after Douglas Fairbanks signed on as leading man and the public began showing a marked disinterest in musical films. In the end, only one song remained ("When the Folks High-Up Do the Mean Low-Down," ... Full Review
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Douglas Fairbanks
Larry Day
Bebe Daniels
Vivan Benton
Edward Everett Horton
Rogers Valet
Jack Mulhall
Jimmy Carrington
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