The Moon Is Blue (1953) |
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| Director(s) | Otto Preminger |
| Producer(s) | Otto Preminger |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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William Holden(as Donald Gresham)
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
William Holden
(as Donald Gresham)
David Niven(as David Slater)
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
David Niven
(as David Slater)
Maggie McNamara(as Patty O'Neill)
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
Maggie McNamara
(as Patty O'Neill)
Tom Tully(as Michael O'Neill)
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
Tom Tully
(as Michael O'Neill)
Fortunio Bonanova(as Television Performer)
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
Fortunio Bonanova
(as Television Performer)
Gregory Ratoff(as Taxi Driver)
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
The Moon Is Blue
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1953
Gregory Ratoff
(as Taxi Driver)
The Moon Is Blue Overview:
The Moon Is Blue (1953) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Otto Preminger and produced by Otto Preminger.
Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Maggie McNamara | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Otto Ludwig | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert; Lyrics by Sylvia Fine | Nominated |
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The Moon is Blue (1953)
I mentioned reviewing The Moon is Blue when I did my first ever blogathon (The Gone Too Soon Blogathon) and discussed star Maggie McNamara. It was recently on TCM (and I had NO idea TCM actually sold DVD copies of this…gotta buy one) and figured now’s as good a time as any to review it... Read full article
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The Moon Is Blue Quotes:
Donald Gresham:
Believe it or not, I am a full-fledged architect. Build you anything from a cathedral to a bomb shelter.
Patty O'Neill: How much would a cathedral cost these days? A small one.
Patty O'Neill: How much would a cathedral cost these days? A small one.
David Slater:
[about his ex-wife] She divorced me. Extreme cruelty - I hit her with a muffin dish.
Patty O'Neill: You didn't!
David Slater: *Stainless steel* muffin dish. Still warm from popovers. Right across the behind. Raised a welt that lasted for *weeks* according to her lawyer. I was never privileged to see it.
Patty O'Neill: You didn't!
David Slater: *Stainless steel* muffin dish. Still warm from popovers. Right across the behind. Raised a welt that lasted for *weeks* according to her lawyer. I was never privileged to see it.
Donald Gresham:
[taking her to his apartment for the first time] Now, you're sure you don't mind coming in?
Patty O'Neill: Quite sure.
Donald Gresham: No qualms?
Patty O'Neill: Not a qualm in the world. And I am not reflecting on your virility either.
Donald Gresham: Let's leave my virility out of this!
Patty O'Neill: Quite sure.
Donald Gresham: No qualms?
Patty O'Neill: Not a qualm in the world. And I am not reflecting on your virility either.
Donald Gresham: Let's leave my virility out of this!
Donald Gresham:
Why are you so preoccupied with sex?
Patty O'Neill: Who, me?
Donald Gresham: Yes, you.
Patty O'Neill: You really think I am?
Donald Gresham: Well, you are always asking if people plan seduction or they're bored with virgins or they have a mistress... Now, if that isn't being preoccupied with sex, I'd like to know what is.
Patty O'Neill: You may be right.
[pauses momentarily]
Patty O'Neill: But don't you think it's better for a girl to be preoccupied with sex than occupied?
Patty O'Neill: Who, me?
Donald Gresham: Yes, you.
Patty O'Neill: You really think I am?
Donald Gresham: Well, you are always asking if people plan seduction or they're bored with virgins or they have a mistress... Now, if that isn't being preoccupied with sex, I'd like to know what is.
Patty O'Neill: You may be right.
[pauses momentarily]
Patty O'Neill: But don't you think it's better for a girl to be preoccupied with sex than occupied?
Patty O'Neill:
I'm not being bossy. It's the mother instinct.
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First post-Hayes mainstream Hollywood film to use the word "virgin," after a battle with the official and unofficial censors. Also the first use of "seduce" and "mistress" (as a sexual partner). The movie was banned from theaters in Boston for using these words.
Character actress Florence Bates and celebrity restaurateur Michael Romanoff, neither of whom are cast in film proper, are prominently featured as audience members in the elaborate trailer that appears as an extra on some home video versions of this movie.
This movie was used as a part of a plot line in the "The Moon is Not Blue" episode of "M*A*S*H." The plot line focuses on Hawkeye Pierce and B.J. Hunnicut trying to obtain a copy of the movie for the 4077th after hearing it has been banned in Boston.