Over the Moon (film)
Over the Moon | |
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Directed by |
Thornton Freeland William K. Howard (uncredited) |
Produced by | Alexander Korda |
Written by |
Lajos Bíró Robert E. Sherwood |
Screenplay by |
Alec Coppel Robert E. Sherwood Arthur Wimperis |
Starring |
Merle Oberon Rex Harrison Ursula Jeans |
Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
Edited by | Pat Wooley |
Production company | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | 19 October 1939 UK |
Running time | 85 min. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Over the Moon is a 1939 British Technicolor comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans and Herbert Lomas.
Plot summary
Jane Benson (Merle Oberon) is a lowly Yorkshire girl who lives simply, caring for her elderly, ailing uncle and not wishing for anything more. She does take a fancy, however, to the local doctor, Freddie Jarvis (Rex Harrison), and she persuades him to marry her. Soon she finds she has inherited eighteen million pounds and wants to travel across Europe with Freddie Jarvis; however he wants to stay as he is dedicated to his patients.[1] So she leaves for Europe without him and is followed by suitors who are not necessarily interested in her personality. Meanwhile, back in Yorkshire, Dr Jarvis becomes notorious as the man who turned down £18 million and the infamy seriously affects his ability for serious research.[2]
Cast
- Merle Oberon as Jane Benson
- Rex Harrison as Dr. Freddie Jarvis
- Ursula Jeans as Millie
- Robert Douglas as John Flight (credited as playing The Unknown Man)
- Louis Borel as Pietro (credited as Louis Borrell)
- Zena Dare as Julie
- Peter Haddon as Lord Petcliffe
- David Tree as Journalist
- Mackenzie Ward as Guy
- Elisabeth Welch as Cabaret Singer
- Carl Jaffe as Michel
- Herbert Lomas as Ladbrooke
- Wilfred Shine as Frude
- Gerald Nodin as Cartwright
- Bruce Winston as Director of Clinic
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dwight, the Sanitarium Spokesman (uncredited)[3]
References
- ↑ "Over the Moon (1939)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Over the Moon - Plot Summary". IMDB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Over the Moon - Cast and Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- Over the Moon at the Internet Movie Database
- Over the Moon at AllMovie
- Over the Moon at the TCM Movie Database