Original movie poster for moon is blue, the 1953 9811 united artists original lobby cards 11x14 three cards. 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. 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 hubbub in 1953 was the use of the word virgin in the film. 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. 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. High resolution movie poster image for the moon is blue 1953. It seems that director otto preminger decided to film the play as written, retaining such words as virgin. 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. 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. Both men determine to find a way around her objections. Hugh herberts screenplay has nothing more meaningful to say than had his stage script, but both are professionally made, with a healthy sprinkling of jokes some quite funny and a wide range of dependably made comic situations.
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. Apr 17, 2016 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 not blue was the 248th overall episode in the mash television series, and the eighth of season 11 of the series, as well. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. The moon is blue is a film directed by otto preminger with william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully, year. So why was this harmless little comedy so controversial. Jun 11, 2012 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.
The moon is blue 1953 directed by otto preminger, produced by otto preminger and starring william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully, dawn addams, fortunio bonanova, gregory ratoff, johannes heesters,and more. The charm of the films william holdendavid nivenmaggie mcnamara triangle notwithstanding, hollywoods production code refused to approve the moon is blue because of an unacceptably light. The hoopla the film caused in 1953 is understandable for an era in which onscreen. 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 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Apr 15, 2018 the moon is blue 1953, otto preminger 8 comments, 1953, classics, film david niven, dawn addams, maggie mcnamara, otto preminger, ronald sinclair, the moon is blue, tom tully, united artists, william holden 15 april 2018 15 april 2018. The image measures 1045 1600 pixels and is 3 kilobytes large. But ripples it did stir, and all told its a pretty effective study of manners, etiquette and sexual understandings. The moon is blue is an english movie directed by otto preminger released in the year 1953.
With william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully. A catholic league that rated entertainment choices declared it condemned. Everyone is frustrated by the unrelenting hot weather, and hawkeye and b. The moon is blue otto preminger, 1953 610 once notorious film because of the words virgin, seduced, pregnant and mistress used as part of dialogue in the film.
Shorn of the controversy that surrounded its release, the moon is blue emerges as a cute, nonthreatening, and mildly enjoyable sex comedy, very much of the 1950s. Her death has not even registered on hollywoods tragedyrecycling radars. Talky stage adaptation about a virgin who meets an architect at the top of the empire state building, goes to his apartment and meets his friend. David niven, william holden, maggie mcnamara, tom tully, dawn addams, fortunio bonanova, gregory ratoff, hardy kruger director. The moon is blue 1953, otto preminger the stop button. The moon is blue 1953 trailer william holden otto preminger. Credits and other information from the internet movie database. The moon is blue is a comedy based on a stage play about the kooky happenings one evening when a playboy bachelor brings an innocent young woman back to his apartment for dinner. The moon is blue concerns itself with the attempted seduction of the militantly virtuous patty. 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.
William holden has become my favorite actor since i bingewatched seven of his movies for the marathon stars blogathon this past march. The 1953 romantic comedy centres on a womanizing architect william holden and an aging rake david. Nov 10, 2012 one thing that made the moon is blue such a hot ticket is that catholics were forbidden to see it. Because producerdirector otto preminger owned the rights to the hit broadway play, he stubbornly refused to change the racy dialogue in the script. Paul city council contemplated banning the picture, but reconsidered after viewing it. Maggie mcnamaras seeming willingness to experiment with sex is another reason although it turns out she is more talk than action. The moon is blue dvdr 1953 warner archive collection. Verenigde staten komedie 99 minuten geregisseerd door otto preminger met william holden, david niven en maggie mcnamara maagdelijke patty. The moon is blue 1953 sally sweetland and the doodlers duration. The charm of the films william holdendavid nivenmaggie mcnamara triangle notwithstanding, hollywoods production code refused to approve the moon is blue because of an unacceptably light attitude toward seduction. The moon is blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as film. Watch the moon is blue online stream full movie directv. 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. If moviegoers heard the word virgin in a hollywood movie before 1953, it was a.
The moon is not blue tv series episode monster mash. The moon is blue 1953, romance classic released in english language in theatre near you in. 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. The word virgin was said in it and not in reference to the holy mother. The moon is blue 1953 trailer william holden otto preminger duration. Very fine condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. The stars of the german version, johanna matz and hardy kruger, appear in the moon is blue as the young couple that speaks to william holden on the observation deck of the empire state building. After reading about a newly released movie the moon is blue and its supposedly salacious content in. 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. I saw the moon is blue for the first time in january 1954 and always wanted to view it again. William holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully, dawn addams.
The moon is blue mpg 1h 39min comedy, romance 8 july 1953 usa 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 movie was considered too risque for general viewing when it originally opened and was exhibited in art movie houses where i lived. The moon is blue 1953 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When i found that it was available on dvd via i ordered the disk and viewed the movie once again. This movie had william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara in the lead roles of the film. The image measures 2406 3684 pixels and is 1123 kilobytes large. The moon is blue 1953 stream and watch online moviefone. They meet dons girlfriend, cynthia dawn addams, in the elevator, but she ignores both of them. Why do you claim its the full movie when it is just the trailer.
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. Original moon is blue, the 1953 movie poster in vf. 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. Aside from its candor, however, and its audacity with the words, the moon is blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as film.
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