The Moon Is Blue [VHS]
by Otto Preminger
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Actor: David Niven, Dawn Addams, Maggie McNamara, Tom Tully, William HoldenDirector: Otto Preminger
Cinematographer: Ernest Laszlo
Producer: Otto Preminger
Editor: Ronald Sinclair
Writer: F. Hugh Herbert
Writer: Sylvia Fine
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 99 minutes
Release Date: 1995-01-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of The Moon Is Blue [VHS]
Movie Review: A cute story of romance
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie as a teenager when it came out. It was so scandalous that it required an adult to accompany anyone under 18. The reason for the scandal was that the subject of virginity was discussed at length. Considering what passes for romance these days, the movie is innocent and the story is rather naive. Still, it is fun and the dialogue is clever and light. I enjoyed it almost as much as I had when I was 13. It's obvious it was a play before it was a movie but the action moves right along.
Summary of The Moon Is Blue [VHS]
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. Because producer-director Otto Preminger owned the rights to the hit Broadway play, he stubbornly refused to change the racy dialogue in the script. The offending words included such end-of-western-civilization-as-we-know-it terms as "virgin" and "pregnant." The Production Code withheld its seal, the Catholic Legion of Decency condemned it, and the picture made a bundle. Its subject matter is antiquated now, but the movie remains a cute and well-played example of pre-Neil Simon stage comedy. William Holden and the virgin Maggie McNamara meet atop the Empire State Building, later joining middle-aged roue David Niven for martinis and steaks in Holden's hep bachelor bad. Preminger's gift wasn't necessarily for comedy, but he steers things with his usual calm style, and lets Niven make the most of a tailor-made role. --Robert HortonComedy VHS Video
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