A spry young girl balances the attractions of a middleaged lover against her young one. 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. Otto premingers film the moon is blue aus dem jahr 1953 habe ich in. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Bart olaughlin, and his expertise on the movie industry. The film received the following academy award nominations. Three different original scene lobby cards from the otto preminger directed film the moon is blue 1953. Directors otto preminger cast includes william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully, dawn addams, fortunio bonanova. Both men determine to find a way around her objections. The moon is blue, movie, 1953 pictures provided by. Preminger also directed by film version, from a screenplay by the original playwright. But ripples it did stir, and all told its a pretty effective study of manners, etiquette and sexual understandings. With william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully.
Marguerite maggie mcnamara june 18, 1928 february 18, 1978 was a stage, film, and television actress and model from the united states. The moon is blue is based on a 1951 broadway play directed by otto preminger, which starred barbara bel geddes, barry nelson, and donald cook. The moon is blue 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A spry young girl balances the attractions of a middleaged lover against her young. The moon is blue is one of those olde romcoms that nowadays has the ability to baffle us as to how it caused such ripples in the movie world back in the day. The moon is blue 1953 british board of film classification. Talky stage adaptation about a virgin who meets an architect at the top of the empire state. The moon is blue 1953 trailer william holden otto preminger. The image measures 1045 1600 pixels and is 3 kilobytes large. Successful architect don gresham william holden engages a young actress, patty oneill maggie mcnamara, in conversation on top of the empire state building, and she accepts his invitation to. Amy adams this film caught me by surprise it has a lot of genuinely funny moments and maggie mcnamara is so charming as patty oneill. William holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, dawn addams, tom tully, gregory ratoff in new york city, prim and proper wouldbe actress patty oneill maggie mcnamara meets charming architect donald gresham william holden and, despite learning he has a girlfriend and being wary of his intentions, accompanies him to his apartment for dinner.
She came to public attention in the controversial film the moon is blue 1953 directed by otto preminger, reprising the role she played in the chicago production of the play. Dolores cassidy showed the moon is blue at her theaters in 1953. The moon is blue has been ranked 832 times, wins 39. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for the moon is blue 1953. The hoopla the film caused in 1953 is understandable for an era in which onscreen. The moon is blue 1953 stream and watch online moviefone. Once notorious film because of the words virgin, seduced, pregnant and mistress used as part of dialogue in the film. The moon is blue 1953 by kristen on jun 11, 2012 from journeys in classic film. Hugh herbert and based on his 1951 play of the same title, the film is about. 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. I enjoyed the situational comedy which in some ways reminded me of an elvis presley movie called live a little, love a little in the way that it changes pace but. 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.
Telecharger film the moon is blue gratuitement, regarder film the moon is blue en streaming, voir film the moon is blue en ligne. Condemned by the legion and released without a production code administration pca seal of approval, the moon is blue was the first postcode movie to useget your smelling salts readythe words virgin, mistress, seduce, and pregnant. The moon is blue is a 1953 film starring william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara. When i found that it was available on dvd via i ordered the disk and viewed the movie once again. Released 1953, the moon is blue stars william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Read the full synopsis of the moon is blue, 1953, directed by otto preminger, with william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, at turner classic movies. 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 began her career as a teenage fashion model. The moon is blue was less the brilliant execution of a witty comedy by a skilful director of actors than through the constant inventiveness of word and gesture, through the precision with which the characters absolute freedom is encircled the clear affirmation of a power that is more moving than any fable. Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. The moon is blue first appeared on the screen back in 1953. The moon is blue 1953 is a very entertaining romantic romp starring william holden, maggie mcnamara, and david niven.
The moon is blue is often cited as a groundbreaking film in the changes that would upset the legion of decency, shape the hayes code and make way for the mpaa. I saw the moon is blue for the first time in january 1954 and always wanted to view it again. The moon is blue 1953 in new york city, prim and proper wouldbe actress patty oneill maggie mcnamara meets charming architect donald gresham william holden and, despite learning he has a. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. From the sensational stage hit that ran 3 years on broadway two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night.
A bit of history before discussing the movie itself. 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. The film was instrumental in breaking down much of the censorship that had plagues films for decades. Despite the catholic churchs admonitions to boycott the film, the moon is blue was among the top five boxoffice successes the week it was formally released. What other subtitles would you like to see from us. The movie was considered too risque for general viewing when it originally opened and was exhibited in art movie houses where i lived. Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. Original moon is blue, the 1953 movie poster in vf. The moon is blue 1953 plot summary 3 two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Preminger and united artists released the movie despite howls of protest from the legion of decency and other film censorship boards.
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