Hugh herbert comedy, the moon is blue, running may june 6 with a may 14 opening. Few of the films that challenged the hollywood production code seem as innocuous today as the 1953 romantic comedy, the moon is blue. William holden, david niven in the moon is blue 1953 director. The moon is blue is a 1953 american romantic comedy film produced and directed by otto preminger and starring william holden, david niven, and maggie mcnamara. With william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully. While the new york times bosley crowther dismissed the accusations of prurience, he blithely observed, the moon is blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as a film. More famous as a controversy than a movie, the moon is blue 1953 marked a turning point in the history of frankness in american film. Both men determine to find a way around her objections. This is the story of a chaste young tvcommercial actress maggie mcnamara who is romanced by a playboy architect william holden. It begins and ends on the observation deck of the empire state building, a fitting site for this 1953 movie that erupted into a towering controversy. The moon is blue is a 1953 american romantic comedy film produced and directed by otto preminger and starring william holden, david niven, and maggie. The moon is blue original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 8, 1951 and played through may 30, 1953. The moon is blue 1953 trailer william holden otto preminger.
Watch the video for the moon is blue from colourboxs colourbox remastered for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Hugh herbert and based on his 1951 play of the same title, the film is about a young woman who meets an architect on the observation deck of the empire state building and quickly turns his life upside down. The moon is blue production information, other productions of the moon is blue. Because producerdirector otto preminger owned the rights to the hit broadway play, he stubbornly refused to change the racy dialogue in the script. William holden photographed arriving in rome, italy, 1957. While the new york times bosley crowther dismissed the accusations of prurience, he blithely observed, the moon is blue is not outstanding, either as a. Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young.
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