Reaching for the Moon 93 years old

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

Reaching for the Moon

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.

Credits

Reaching for the Moon Cast

Name Character
Claud Allister He was 42, 81 years old when he died as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Bebe Daniels She was 29, 70 years old when she died as Vivien Benton
Dennis O'Keefe He was 22, 60 years old when he died as Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy She was 33, 92 years old when she died as Larry's Secretary
Lloyd Whitlock He was 39, 75 years old when he died as Associate (uncredited)
Bing Crosby He was 27, 74 years old when he died as Bing
Douglas Fairbanks He was 47, 56 years old when he died as Larry Day
Edward Everett Horton He was 44, 84 years old when he died as Roger, the Valet
June MacCloy She was 21, 95 years old when she died as Kitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
Jack Mulhall He was 43, 91 years old when he died as Jimmy Carrington
Walter Walker He was 66, 83 years old when he died as James Benton

Reaching for the Moon Crew

Name Department
Ray June as Director of Photography. He was 35 (63) years old when He died Camera
Elsie Janis as Additional Dialogue. She was 41 (66) years old when She died Crew
Edmund Goulding as Director. He was 39 (68) years old when He died Directing
Edmund Goulding as Writer. He was 39 (68) years old when He died Writing
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Reaching for the Moon (93 years)

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

  • Release day: Monday, December 29, 1930
  • Runtime: 91 minutes