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.
James Benton
The film's tagline is: "What excitement! What novelty! What modern day splendor. Fairbanks in a three-mile-a-minute comedy-drama."
The runtime is 73 minutes (1h 13m).
The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
The screenplay was written by Edmund Goulding and Elsie Janis.
Cinematography was handled by Ray June.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0021287.
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Average
13 votes
Reaching for the Moon
Released
NR
English
United States of America
