Reaching for the Moon
A Wall Street tycoon, clueless in love, follows the woman of his dreams across the ocean, only to lose both his fortune and his heart in the chaos of the 1930s market crash.
“What excitement! What novelty! What modern day splendor. Fairbanks in a three-mile-a-minute comedy-drama.”
Synopsis
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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Edited by Hal C KernShot by Ray June
Also known as
- Para alcanzar la Lunaes
- Pour décrocher la lunefr
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Douglas Fairbanks
as Larry Day
Bebe Daniels
as Vivien Benton
Edward Everett Horton
as Roger - The Valet
Claud Allister
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Jack Mulhall
as Jimmy Carrington
Walter Walker
as James Benton
June Maccloy
as Kitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
Helen Jerome Eddy
as Larry's Secretary
Bing Crosby
as Bing
William Begg
as Ship's Party Guest
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1Other crew
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