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Reaching for the Moon(1917)
Status: Released
Date: 1917-11-16
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6 Votes
Time: 1h 9m
Overview:
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.
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United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures
Movie: Reaching for the Moon
Top 6 Billed Cast
Douglas Fairbanks
Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
Eileen Percy
Elsie Merrill
Millard Webb
Mr. Mann
Frank Campeau
Black Boris
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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.
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1917-11-16
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