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Reaching for the Moon (1930)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Douglas FairbanksDouglas FairbanksLarry Day
  • Photo of Bebe DanielsBebe DanielsVivien Benton
  • Photo of Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonRoger, the Valet
  • Photo of Claud AllisterClaud AllisterSir Horace Partington Chelmsford
  • Photo of Jack MulhallJack MulhallJimmy Carrington
  • Photo of Walter WalkerWalter WalkerJames Benton
  • Photo of June MacCloyJune MacCloyKitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
  • Photo of Helen Jerome EddyHelen Jerome EddyLarry's Secretary
  • Photo of Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyBing
  • Photo of William H. O'BrienWilliam H. O'BrienServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)

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