Over the Moon (1939 film)

Over the Moon
Directed by	Thornton Freeland William K. Howard (uncredited)
Screenplay by	Anthony Pelissier Alec Coppel Arthur Wimperis
Story by	Lajos Bíró Robert E. Sherwood
Produced by	Alexander Korda
Starring	Merle Oberon Rex Harrison Ursula Jeans
Cinematography	Harry Stradling Sr.
Edited by	Pat Wooley
Music by	Mischa Spoliansky
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	London Film Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	19 October 1939 (1939-10-19)(UK)
Running time	78 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£264,242 [1]

Over the Moon is a 1939 British Technicolor comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans and Herbert Lomas.

Plot

Jane Benson is a lowly Yorkshire girl who lives simply, caring for her elderly, ailing uncle and not wishing for anything more. She takes a fancy to local doctor Freddie Jarvis, and she persuades him to marry her. Jane soon learns that she has inherited £18 million. She wants to travel across Europe with Freddie, but he wants to stay because he is dedicated to his patients. ^[2] Jane leaves for Europe without Freddie and is followed by many suitors. Back in Yorkshire, Freddie becomes notorious as the man who declined £18 million, and the infamy hampers his ability to perform serious research. ^[3]

Cast

• Merle Oberon as Jane Benson
• Rex Harrison as Dr. Freddie Jarvis
• Ursula Jeans as Millie
• Robert Douglas as John Flight (credited as playing The Unknown Man)
• Louis Borel as Pietro (credited as Louis Borrell)
• Zena Dare as Julie
• Peter Haddon as Lord Petcliffe
• David Tree as Journalist
• Mackenzie Ward as Guy
• Elisabeth Welch as Cabaret Singer
• Carl Jaffe as Michel
• Herbert Lomas as Ladbrooke
• Wilfred Shine as Frude
• Gerald Nodin as Cartwright
• Evelyn Ankers as Patient (uncredited)
• Ethel Griffies as Miss Bates (uncredited)
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dwight, the Sanitarium Spokesman (uncredited) ^[4]
• Andreas Malandrinos as Father on Train (uncredited)

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 487.
2. "Over the Moon (1939)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. "Over the Moon - Plot Summary". IMDB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
4. "Over the Moon - Cast and Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

External links

• Over the Moon at IMDb
• Over the Moon at the TCM Movie Database
• Over the Moon at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films