Reaching for the Moon (1930) (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… More 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
- Directed By
- Edmund Goulding
- Written By
- Edmund Goulding
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 29, 1930 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 7, 2006
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Cast
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Douglas Fairbanks
as Larry Day
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Bebe Daniels
as Vivan Benton
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Edward Everett Horton
as Rogers Valet
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Jack Mulhall
as Jimmy Carrington
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Claud Allister
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
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June MacCloy
as Kitty
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Walter Walker
as James Benton
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Helen Jerome Eddy
as Secretary
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Bing Crosby
as Singer