Reaching for the Moon (1930) DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels, Edward Everett Horton
Director: Edmund Goulding
Writer: Irving Berlin
A Wall Street wizard is coached by his valet in the ways of love.

[@gailfisher1350]

I'm also crazy about Edward Everett Horton. He's been in many movies, but a great narrator of Fractured Fairy Tales on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.

[@sherierodrigues1569]

Gail, I agree, I love this man's voice, and the man of course.

[@punaluumicelle3057]

He also was the angel made a mistake in "Here Comes Mr. Jordan"

[@bobwallace9814]

Fairbanks was quite the athlete. Some of his stunts would require a great amount of strength and superb coordination. I had never seen him before and came away impressed.

[@jeroldbastian790]

Fantastic art deco style. Fairbanks humourously showing off his athleticism.

[@spacecowgurl57]

Bing Crosby in 1930 had no idea just how famous in later years he'll become.

[@berylbattrick1246]

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS GIVES AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ''WHAT IS A WOMAN'' INTERESTING ANSWER HE GIVES. THANK YOU GOOD MOVIE, WONDERFUL FITNESS THIS ACTOR HAS.

[@DateTwoRelate]

What a thrill it must have been seeing Douglas Fairbanks live in the theater more than 100 years ago. Here he played a playboy at actual age 47. He died at age 56 and was apparently a heavy smoker.

[@blancatirado576]

I love MR. Fairbanks monologue part when he’s taking “the first drink of his life”...that was a real magic potion😂!!!!this movie is funny , had a great time watching it... thanks for posting

[@eckankar7756]

Douglas Fairbanks' voice is not what I would have imagined, I've seen many of his silents. Of course he had to do his acrobatic stunts. Bing Crosby made bottom credits, but really sounded great. Good film, I enjoyed it all.

[@RayPointerChannel]

I agree that Fairbanks' voice was a disappointment. He sounded more like a Character Actor who would be cast in roles like Gangsters and Fast-talking Salesmen. Too bad he was before the time of THE MUSIC MAN!

[@jettrink7510]

Every film made in 1929-30 was clever and high class.

[@mallenjm252]

Absolutely!

[@deborahrigby5428]

Gr8 film with such actors🥰anyone noticed Bing Cosby singing when Vera took that powerful 🍸 cocktail. This is an excellent film🤭😂Thank you for uploading🥰💝💖

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you.🍕🍕🍕

[@poopypants814]

I can how he lost fans because of his voice but wow what a athlete he was.

[@maxlinder5262]

SO MUCH IS CUT.....................WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BODY.................HE'S A NATURAL ACTOR......

[@patriciapalmer1377]

Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby and Helen George no less !! Worth watching for them alone and a stellar Fairbanks. Vintage treasure.. June. 2022

[@anthonycrnkovich5241]

IMO this is one of Doug Fairbanks' best films.😊

[@anabellazayat8050]

Wow wow wow my kind of decoration ART DECO and the costumes from both ladies and gentlemen's. This is the kind of movies that I really enjoy. Tks AND GOD BLESS

[@TheLisab56]

United Artists was formed by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and, D. W. Griffith in 1919. They wanted creative control over their films. I think that's fascinating. They were huge stars at the time.

[@ms.christian7792]

100 years ago ... now. Hard to imagine.

[@cynthiagraves7947]

My grandfather got his first tennis racket from Douglass Fairbanks Sr.

[@cynthiagraves7947]

He went on to be a professional Tennis player. He grew up in Hollywood and taught many of the early film stars to play tennis. Some students at the house that Taylor Swift owns. The Mayor mansion. Richard Skeen was my grandfathers name.

[@cynthiagraves7947]

My mothers cousin was Shirley Temples standin and when Shirley married her soldier her cousin ran off with an atf pilot from England and never returned. He died in the war.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

Fairbanks oozes charisma. Hes fun to watch and has best smile of all time.

[@samspencer582]

He is the biggest star in the movie history.

[@johnbuchinsky3193]

I just love Douglas Fairbanks. Thanks

[@lillinablue]

Nice💖 Nice‼️very Nice movie 🎥😍🎬 ❗ Gorgeous dresses, makeup, hair, suits, vintage furnitures Yes, very enjoyable ❗❤️👍

[@tomcarroll3808]

It shows that Doug could have been successful in talking pictures if he wanted to.

[@ddab918]

Thank you, you gave us another winner! What a fun film to watch!

[@brentg3707]

fantastic love music early bing berlin wow sets are terrific

[@SignOffsGuy]

Happy New Year, PizzaFlix! This movie was originally done as a musical. Before its release, United Artists edited out all of Irving Berlin's songs except for the one Bing Crosby sings near the end, making the film into a romantic comedy, instead.. Apparently, UA did that because musicals were not doing well at the box office at the time. The decision really ticked off Berlin, who refused UA to use any of his songs after that.

[@passionfruitfruit]

SignOffsGuy thank you, that is really interesting. Without your explanation the song did seem a little bit out of place ☺.

[@robbybonfire9944]

If the studio had liked his music, they would have kept it in. Berlin went on to do a half-ass job on "While Christmas," you know = the song with no refrain, just a little whistling to round it out. Right.

[@DavidRice111]

@@robbybonfire9944 Berlin was a musical genius. I'm betting there were financial reasons behind the studio making their idiotic decision.

[@gailfisher1350]

I love Douglas Fairbanks, but I love Douglas Fairbanks Jr. That much more. He's also very charming and funny and romantic. I fell in love with him the first time I saw him in The Joy of Living with Irene Dunne, Lucille Ball and I forget the rest of the cast, but he was great in that movie. I can't seem to find it anywhere. I used to have it on VHS but the tape ripped before I could transfer it to DVD.

[@ariesred777]

"The Rage of Paris" is my fav

[@RayPointerChannel]

Fairbanks, Jr. had a lot to live up to, and managed to make his own position in the business. The comparisons end with his voice. He had a far more polished delivery and regal speaking voice, the type that you would have expected of his father.

[@poopypants814]

Art Deco abounds!

[@ps2theman232]

They knew how to have fun! -- back in 1930!!

[@1LSWilliam]

This is a gem.

[@TheDancingfool1]

douglas fairbanks total class

[@speddytaghetti7905]

Pre-Code Hollywood and pre-code films in general are the absolute BEST cinematic masterpieces EVER created on film. Between This century or last century or anything to ever come in the dystopian Orwellian future we are currently on course for...I mean the Best EVER. Period.

[@sherierodrigues1569]

Have you ever seen a room of such beauty, no botox, fillers or silicone. The beautiful young ladies of today, do not do themselves any favors, just my opinion. 😢

[@juliekilburn1827]

Douglas Fairbanks. Simply Awesome

[@colemanadamson5943]

I can't help seeing in Douglass Fairbanks just a bit of Jon Lovitz!

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Thank You😊

[@annazeman8521]

Thank you, PizzaFlix! Love this film.

[@penelopewolfe641]

Beautiful fun!

[@jeffmoreau2832]

Seeing Bing Crosby in one of his early appearances in film. Even if a short appearance. Don't see much of Douglas Fairbanks in movies.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Fairbanks was huge in the silent era.

[@MsCValentiner]

44:14 too funny - WHAT!!!?? Really an enjoyable movie and the way they interact seems modern, especially Fairbanks.

[@dnb-ang]

Loved it! Thanks!

[@lillinablue]

(..) Pride of my life is Mary, We honeymooned o' er the brine, I was right in the whirl With Lord's, dukes and earls, And Mary, old pal of mine. Mary of mine, Mary of mine, Whom I never played with in childhood In the movies it seems That she is a dream (..) -DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS -

[@leelarson107]

This actually caught me off guard for half of the running time. *I thought that the star was Fairbanks JR. with his hair slicked down. That was a jolt.

[@spacecowgurl57]

Charlie Chaplin and Douglas were very close friends. When Charlie had parties Douglas always made grand enteances!

[@gailfisher1350]

I can't believe that Bing Crosby was so young.

[@theresaholguin699]

Douglas's voice was pretty bad but he was already pushing 40 or so years old. He was a great star in his hay day. Love him. Edward Everett Horton was always fun to watch

[@johnlorenzen4633]

His voice is fine. Like a gravelly voiced school boy.

[@theresaholguin699]

@@johnlorenzen4633 sure believe what you want to. He had a whimpy voice

[@djbullock2]

Theresa Holguin I agree... his voice is terrible. It’s probably why his career went downhill after his silent movie days.

[@margaretgaal937]

Well a lot of cigarette smoking in films in those days. Fairbanks is a favorite along with Buster Keaton for scenes of skill and coordination. So stunt doubles used.

[@Musicradio77Network]

The Thunderbird Pictures logo at the beginning was missing, but you hear the tail end of the Thunderbird fanfare at the start.

[@vincentbouyer9223]

Douglas est un acteur formidable

[@gperuzzi8466]

Too bad that virtually a third of the original film is missing.

[@kathieloumoser6205]

Sad to hear how his voice is affected by smoking.

[@markandresen1]

Fairbanks being his usual laidback, lethargic self... (Cough).

[@caroltenge5147]

45:30 the next morning which was a sunday.... Bing wearing the same suit woke up on Mabel Bigelow's front porch swing.. Thats where Dixie Lee was living at the time.......

[@samspencer582]

At 4:46 the great Fairbanks walk.

[@Mamadoll53]

Is that Bing Crosby singing?

[@mitziesmom]

He's listed in the cast. At the bottom!

[@lillinablue]

Yes, he is🧚‍♀️

[@jaysky2000]

IMDB says this movie is 1hr 31min. Where are the other 25 minutes, PizzaFlix?

[@nianwang3273]

I don’t understand why these old movies have to smoke a cigarette regardless of whether they sing, dance, or eat. They all promote the sexiness of smoking and drinking. It turns out that the degeneration of the United States began a hundred years ago. It’s just that we don’t know it. I thought the United States was very powerful.

[@VTMCompany]

Bing at 45:19

[@RealPreCinema]

WOW, Bing Crosby at :45min. Does TCM purposely tune out fun films like this? Bebe has a delish little laugh. THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY An illustrated Chronological History of the Development of Motion Pictures Covering 2500 Years Leading to the Discovery of Cinematography in the 1800's precinemahistory.net

[@reverendsaltine6852]

Jayzus. The “guest of honor” at the Honorarium shouts and screams like he’s on methamphetamine. WTF????

[@jamesmcdonagh2331]

To bad they made this film 'Queer' to the seriousness of the story ...Why can't they protray seriousness in this way ...non 'Queer' or Gay ...the actors just because they were 'Queer' doesn't mean a film should turn out wrongful to 'SEX' and intelligence Sabotaged.

[@cathleensmith4994]

Kissing her Dad he's her husband some people/cultures are really sick!

[@jaysoper3974]

you wouldn't know there was a Depression going on judging by these spoiled socialites

[@singingpines05]

Just a note that at this time the Gresat Depression had not really hit most Americans. I'm sure the film was in production before the 1929 crash. This film actually depict the high life of the Roaring 20's as imagined by most Americans. I believe there were some quick script changes atthe end of the film to adjust to the reality of the stock market situation. BUT the message is still one of hope. Even tho Fairbanks character has taken a big loss his attitude is the he built a fortune once and he can do it again. At the time this film was released the real impact of the depression wasnot yet realized.

[@reverendsaltine6852]

This film is unwatchable

[@msbrowngault]

How so?

[@annazeman8521]

I watch it frequently. It's delightful!

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Thank You😊