Reaching for the Moon (1930)
What excitement! What novelty! What modern day splendor. Fairbanks in a three-mile-a-minute comedy-drama.
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.
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Douglas FairbanksLarry Day
Bebe DanielsVivien Benton
Edward Everett HortonRoger, the Valet
Claud AllisterSir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Jack MulhallJimmy Carrington
Walter WalkerJames Benton
June MacCloyKitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
Helen Jerome EddyLarry's Secretary
Bing CrosbyBing
William H. O'BrienServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
Dennis O'KeefeShip's Party Guest (uncredited)
Lloyd WhitlockAssociate (uncredited)Keywords
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What is Reaching for the Moon about?
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.
How long is Reaching for the Moon?
Reaching for the Moon has a runtime of 91 minutes.
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