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The Moon Is Blue is een Amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1953 onder regie van Otto Preminger.. Het scenario is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige toneelstuk van F. Hugh Herbert uit 1951.Nog voordat de film in productie was genomen, waren er al problemen met de censuur. 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. )[25][3], It was banned in Jersey City, New Jersey as "indecent and obscene". The Moon Is Blue ( 1953) The Moon Is Blue. The Moon Is Blue is a small comedy that seems to sparkle, sound monotonous, look machine-made, and appear smartly guided at the same moment. The Moon will appear full from everywhere on Earth on October 31st. Herbert's play had also been a huge success in Germany, and Preminger decided to simultaneously film in multiple languages, namely, English and German, using the same sets but different casts. This year, there will be a full moon on Halloween. Donald declares his love for her and proposes marriage to her. [4], Pacific Film Archive called it "An innocuous sex comedy that talks about bedding down but never turns a sheet"[41] And noted: "the furor surrounding the film leaves the impression that a full-scale orgy had occurred. Otto Preminger had staged the 1951 Broadway production[5] of F. Hugh Herbert's play[6] at Henry Miller's Theatre,[7][8] with Barbara Bel Geddes, Donald Cook and Barry Nelson[9] in the lead roles. Shape this world. "The Moon Is Blue and The French Line." Music. 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. The budget for both films was $373,445. Amazon.com: The Moon Is Blue: David Niven, William Holden, Maggie McNamara, Tom Tully, Otto Preminger: Movies & TV. Filming was completed in twenty-four days and it previewed in Pasadena on April 8. /. [17][18][4], Herbert's play had been a huge success in Germany, and Preminger decided to film simultaneously in English and German, using the same sets but different casts. On June 27, 1961, the PCA granted both The Moon is Blue and The Man with the Golden Arm, Preminger's similarly controversial 1955 release, the seals of approval they initially withheld. Alternative. Determined to win, the director and studio took their case to the Supreme Court of the United States, which overturned the finding of the Kansas Supreme Court on October 24, 1955 (Holmby v. Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Moon Is Blue (1953) Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Moon Is Blue… [4] (In its year-end report, Variety said the film had ranked #15 at the box office with a gross of $3.5 million. Moon is Blue, The - (Original Trailer) Two womanizers (William Holden, David Niven) fall for a woman determined to keep her virginity in The Moon is Blue (1953). The Moon Is Blue Synopsis: Successful architect Don Gresham (William Holden) engages a young actress, Patty O'Neill (Maggie McNamara), in conversation on top of the Empire State Building, and she accepts his invitation to dinner. The Moon, full or any other phase, can appear blue when the atmosphere is filled with dust or smoke particles of a certain size: slightly wider than 900 nm. Hawkeye complains that he's never seen a cleaner movie in his life, and when Father Mulcahy points out that one of the characters did say "virgin," Hawkeye responds, "That's because everyone was!" is turned almost wholly on his freeness with the startling idea or phrase, as glibly tossed off (for the most part) by a young lady who appears a wide-eyed child. Otto Preminger's brother, Ingo Preminger was producer of the theatrical version of MASH. "'Moon Is Blue,' Here June 22, Filmed in 2 Languages". The director estimated this method would increase the filming schedule by only eight to ten days and production costs by only 10 to 15 percent. New York", 2007. "Stage Quips Still Life Of 'Moon Film'". [40], The Catholic Legion of Decency gave the movie a "C", "Condemned" rating, despite giving the original play a milder "B", "Unobjectionable for adults" rating. Contrary to later legend, the words "virgin," "mistress," and "pregnant," all of which had been in the original play's dialogue, were not singled out as objectionable. In: Banned in Kansas : motion picture censorship, 1915-1966 Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007. A Moon that actually looks blue, however, is a very rare sight. 27 June 1953.”[4], The success of the film was instrumental in weakening the influence of the Production Code. Written by F. 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. "[35] Edwin Schallert of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "this film is likely to induce a goodly share of laughter and have a special appeal to feminine audiences," but thought it "talks too much for complete satisfaction as a picture. Intro Aired: Jul 2017. The Moon Is Blue is een Amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1953 onder regie van Otto Preminger. When my mind's in the dust. "[38] The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "quite pleasant entertainment;"[39] Time magazine also found the film to be pleasant. A Blue Moon is an extra Full Moon that appears in a subdivision of a year which means that they show up every two or three years. In his ruling, he called the film "a light comedy telling a tale of wide-eyed, brash, puppy-like innocence." 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