Reaching for the Moon (1930 Pre-Code) Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels, Edward Everett Horton.mp4

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. ... See full summary »

Director: Edmund Goulding

Writers: Irving Berlin (based on a story: with music), Edmund Goulding | 1 more credit »

Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels, Edward Everett Horton | See full cast & crew »


Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this elaborate big-budget musical, a handsome businessman follows a beautiful woman aboard a luxury liner and begins to woo her. This doesn't set well with her fiance. Later the fellow learns of the stock market crash and develops a taste for booze. Romantic mayhem ensues until the inevitable happy ending. Look for a young Bing Crosby singing Irving Berlin's "Lower Than Lowdown," as part of the "Whiteman Rhythm Boys."