| Over the Moon | |
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| Directed by |
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| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Pat Wooley |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 19 October 1939 |
Running time | 78 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.
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