Reaching for the Moon (1917)
69 min
A button factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings". One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the throne of a small European kingdom. However, there are forces at work who don't want him to survive to take the throne.
- Release date
- November 16, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
- Eileen Percy as Elsie Merrill
- Richard Cummings as Old Bingham the Boss
- Millard Webb as Mr. Mann
- Eugene Ormonde as Sergius Badinoff the Prime
- Frank Campeau as Black Boris
- Joe Brooks as Secondary Supporting Role
- Tote Du Crow as Vulgaria Statesman
- Jim Hogan as Secondary Supporting Role
- Bull Montana as Bus Passenger
Crew
- John Emerson · Director
- John Emerson · Writer
- Joseph Henabery · Writer
- Anita Loos · Writer
- John Emerson · Producer
- Douglas Fairbanks · Producer
- Victor Fleming · Cinematographer
- Sam Landers · Cinematographer