Reaching for the Moon (1930): Cast
Reaching for the Moon is a 1930 music comedy directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Douglas Fairbanks as Larry Day, Bebe Daniels and Walter Walker. It runs 1 hour 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 13m (73 min)
- Director
- Edmund Goulding
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Artists
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Reaching for the Moon About?
The premise of Reaching for the Moon without spoilers.
Excitement and novelty abound in this brisk three‑mile‑a‑minute comedy‑drama. Wall Street tycoon Larry Day, still new to love, receives guidance from his clever valet. He pursues the enchanting Vivian Benton aboard an ocean liner, where cocktails spiked with a “love potion” seem to work wonders. When the market crash wipes out his fortune, he fears he has also lost Vivian.
Reaching for the Moon Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- bare chested male
- valet
- secretary
- office worker
- warden
- steward
- reporter
- mother
- aviatrix
- stood up for dinner
- passenger ship
- cairn terrier
+15 more Show fewer
- practical joke
- telegram
- cocktail
- tea totaler
- marriage
- reference to guglielmo marconi
- ocean liner
- stockbroker
- socialite
- woman aviator
- southhampton england
- courtship
- stock market crash
- bankruptcy
- male female relationship
Reaching for the Moon Cast & Characters
Douglas Fairbanks leads the cast as Larry Day, with Bebe Daniels as Vivien Benton and Walter Walker as James Benton. Directed by Edmund Goulding; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edmund Goulding
- Douglas Fairbanks as Larry Day
- Bebe Daniels as Vivien Benton
- Walter Walker as James Benton
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Bing Crosby as Bing
Also Starring in Reaching for the Moon
· 11 more- Edward Everett Horton Roger, the Valet
- William H. O'Brien Servant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
- Dennis O'Keefe Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
- Jack Mulhall Jimmy Carrington
- Florence Wix Outraged Mother at Ship's Party (uncredited)
- Claud Allister Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
- Helen Jerome Eddy Larry's Secretary
- Lloyd Whitlock Associate (uncredited)
- Toshia Mori Coat Girl (uncredited)
- Emmett Corrigan Timothy Grovener - Bank President (uncredited)
- June MacCloy Kitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
More from Edmund Goulding
More films directed by Edmund Goulding, best-rated first: Nightmare Alley, Grand Hotel, Mardi Gras and Teenage Rebel.
Reaching for the Moon Videos
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Reaching for the Moon FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Reaching for the Moon, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Reaching for the Moon?
Reaching for the Moon runs 1 hour 13 minutes (73 minutes).
When was Reaching for the Moon released?
Reaching for the Moon was released on December 29, 1930.
Who directed Reaching for the Moon?
Reaching for the Moon was directed by Edmund Goulding.
More films by Edmund Goulding Who is in the cast of Reaching for the Moon?
Reaching for the Moon stars Douglas Fairbanks as Larry Day, Bebe Daniels as Vivien Benton and Walter Walker as James Benton, among 15 credited actors.
Does Reaching for the Moon have a post-credit scene?
No. Reaching for the Moon has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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