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Reaching for the Moon is a american film of genre Adventure directed by John Emerson released in USA on 16 november 1917 with Douglas Fairbanks
Reaching for the Moon (1917)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 november 1917
Length 1h9
Directed by John Emerson
OriginUSA
Genres Adventure
Rating63%
Reaching for the Moon is a 1917 American silent adventure film directed by John Emerson and written by John Emerson, Joseph Henabery, and Anita Loos. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Richard Henry Cummings, Millard Webb, Eugene Ormonde, and Frank Campeau. The film was released on November 17, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. It has been released on dvd.
Fairbanks later starred in a 1930 film of the same name that is unrelated to the 1917 film.
Synopsis
As described in a film magazine, Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown (Fairbanks) learns that his mother was a great princess from the European province of Vulgaria but became an outcast because she did not marry royal blood. Alexis believes that if one concentrates on one thing long enough, it will come true. He is continuously concentrating on the idea some day he will be king of Vulgaria. He tells his ambitions to the girl of his dreams (Percy), who is the "patient listener." After one of his conferences with his patient sweetheart he goes home and dreams he is king of Vulgaria. On all sides his life is threatened by Black Boris (Campeau), who aspires to the throne. Arrangements are made for him to marry the Princess Valentina, but after one glance at her he is ready to run away. However, he is persuaded to remain and it becomes necessary for him to fight a duel with his rival Boris. Alexis, not knowing how to use a sword, puts up a poor fight and after a short struggle is sent flying down a steep precipice. It becomes steeper and steeper until Alexis awakens, having fallen out of bed. He is cured of his desires and is happy in his little home in New Jersey with his "patient listener" as Mrs. Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown and a two-year old to pass his time with.Actors
Douglas Fairbanks
(Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown)
Eileen Percy
(Elsie Merrill)
Richard Cummings
(Old Bingham the Boss)
Frank Campeau
(Black Boris)
Millard Webb
(Mr. Mann)
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