The Moon's Our Home

The Moon's Our Home
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Faith Baldwin Alan Campbell Isabel Dawn Boyce DeGaw Dorothy Parker
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Starring	Henry Fonda Margaret Sullavan Walter Brennan Henrietta Crosman
Cinematography	Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	Gerard Carbonara
Production company	Walter Wanger Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 10, 1936 (1936-04-10)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$402,573 [1]
Box office	$417,663 [1]

The Moon's Our Home is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan and Walter Brennan. It was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Faith Baldwin and first published in serial form in Cosmopolitan magazine.

Plot

New York novelist Anthony Amberton meets up with actress Cherry Chester. The two date and later marry, though neither knows of the other's fame. The real adventure begins on the honeymoon, when their relationship heats up with insults and arguments.

Cast

• Margaret Sullavan as Cherry Chester / Sarah Brown
• Henry Fonda as Anthony Amberton / John Smith
• Henrietta Crosman as Lucy Van Steedan
• Walter Brennan as Lem
• Charles Butterworth as Horace Van Steedan
• Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Boyce Medford
• Dorothy Stickney as Hilda
• Brandon Hurst as Babson
• Lucien Littlefield as Ogden Holbrook
• Margaret Hamilton as Mitty Simpson
• Spencer Charters as Abner Simpson
• Margaret Fielding as Miss Manning
• Grace Hayle as Miss Hambridge
• Monte Vandergrift as Brakeman
• Richard Powell as Candy Butcher
• Harry Bowen as Reporter
• Harry Harvey as Reporter
• John Graham Spacey as Cherry's Chauffeur
• Corbet Morris as Secretary
• Georgie Cooper as Maid
• Robert Bolder as Butler
• Andrea Leeds as Perfume Salesgirl (credited as Antoinette Lees)
• Thelma White as Perfume Salesgirl
• J. Gunnis Davis as Footman

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $111,845. ^[1]

Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a good review, describing it as "a trivial charming comedy". Greene praised Dorothy Parker's comedy writing and the acting of Margaret Sullavan and Henry Fonda for providing "the sense of something fresh and absurd and civilized". ^[2]

On radio

Lux Radio Theatre aired a one-hour adaptation of the film on February 10, 1941, with James Stewart and Carole Lombard in the leading roles. ^[3]

References

1. Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p436
2. Greene, Graham (26 June 1936). "Show Boat/The Moon's Our Home". The Spectator . (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome . pp.  83–84. ISBN   0192812866.)
3. "Program Selections". Toledo Blade (Ohio). 1941-02-10. p. 4 (Peach Section). Retrieved 2020-11-26.

External links

• The Moon's Our Home at IMDb
• The Moon's Our Home at the TCM Movie Database