Reaching for the Moon (1930)

12/29/1930 (US) • 1h 13m

Comedy, Music, Romance

What excitement! What novelty! What modern day splendor. Fairbanks in a three-mile-a-minute comedy-drama.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Bebe Daniels

Vivien Benton

Edward Everett Horton

Roger, the Valet

Claud Allister

Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

Jack Mulhall

Jimmy Carrington

Walter Walker

James Benton

June MacCloy

Kitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings

Helen Jerome Eddy

Larry's Secretary


Recommendations

School's Out

68%

A Simple Case

51%

Angelique and the Sultan

64%

Two Evil Eyes

61%

The Wild Soccer Bunch 5

56%

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

71%

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular

99%

Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

44%

To R

73%

State and Main

62%

Joy in Moscow

63%

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII

61%

Sanam Re

60%

The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China

67%

Detective Story

70%

Knick Knack

70%

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

51%

Fantomas Unleashed

68%

Devil In Dune

70%

The Gate of Heavenly Peace

79%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

ocean liner

wall street

cocktail

socialite

pre-code

love potion

© All Rights Reserved 2025