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'''''Kicking the Moon Around''''' is a 1938 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Walter Forde]] and starring [[Bert Ambrose]], [[Evelyn Dall]] and [[Harry Richman]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38927</ref> In an effort to discover whether his [[fiancee]] is a golddigger a millionaire's son pretends to have lost all his money. The film marked Maureen O'Hara's screen debut as she made a [[cameo appearance]] speaking one line.
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| director = [[Walter Forde]]
| producer = Herbert Wynne
| writer = [[Thomas J. Geraghty]] (story), [[Michael Hogan (screenwriter)|Michael Hogan]]
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| cinematography = [[Francis Carver]]
| editing = [[Derek N. Twist]]
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| runtime = 78 minutes
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'''''Kicking the Moon Around''''' is a 1938 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Walter Forde]] and starring [[Bert Ambrose]], [[Evelyn Dall]] and [[Harry Richman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38927|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114094838/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38927|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2009|title=Kicking the Moon Around|publisher=British Film Institute|accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref> The film marked [[Maureen O'Hara]]'s screen debut; she appeared very briefly, speaking one line.

==Plot summary==
Millionaire Bobbie Hawkes is engaged to Flo, a singer and aspiring actress who hopes to move to Hollywood. He becomes concerned when his friend Mark points out that Flo seems mostly interested in Bobbie's money. In an effort to discover whether she is a [[gold digger]], Bobbie pretends to have lost his fortune on the stock market and she ends their engagement.

Disguised as an ordinary laborer, he befriends a shopgirl named Pepper who performs for customers. He is impressed by Pepper's voice and decides to help her start a singing career. A jealous Flo sabotages Pepper's audition with popular bandleader Bert Ambrose and tricks her into signing a contract with the store owner, Mr. Stoker. However, Bobbie outsmarts Flo by arranging a second audition for Pepper. Undeterred, Flo ruins Pepper's debut performance by painting Bobbie as a villain and plying her with alcohol; in the ensuing chaos, everyone in the club is arrested and brought before a magistrate. The magistrate sentences Flo to seven days in jail for assaulting Mark, ruining her chance of a Hollywood contract. Meanwhile, Pepper and Bobbie are free to go and start their life together.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Bert Ambrose]] and his orchestra - Themselves
* [[Bert Ambrose]] and his orchestra as Themselves
* [[Evelyn Dall]] - Pepper Martin
* [[Evelyn Dall]] as Pepper Martin, a singing shopgirl
* [[Harry Richman]] - Harry
* [[Harry Richman]] as Harry, a successful vocalist
* [[Florence Desmond]] - Flo Hadley
* [[Florence Desmond]] as Flo Hadley, an ambitious actress
* [[Hal Thompson]] - Bobbie Hawkes
* Hal Thompson as Bobbie Hawkes, an eccentric millionaire
* [[C. Denier Warren]] - Mark Browd
* [[C. Denier Warren]] as Mark Browd, a talent manager
* [[Leslie Carew]] - Streamline
* Leslie Carew as Streamline
* [[Julian Vedey]] - Herbert Stoker
* [[Julian Vedey]] as Herbert Stoker, the owner of the store where Pepper works
* [[Max Bacon (actor)|Max Bacon]] - Gus
* [[Max Bacon (actor)|Max Bacon]] as Gus
* [[Davy Burnaby]] - Magistrate
* [[Davy Burnaby]] as Magistrate
* [[George Carney]] - Constable Truscott
* [[George Carney]] as Constable Truscott
* [[Edward Rigby]] - Professor Scattlebury
* [[Edward Rigby]] as Professor Scattlebury
* [[Maureen O'Hara]] - Secretary
* [[Maureen O'Hara]] as Secretary

==Production==
The film was shot in [[Pinewood Studios]] and distributed by [[General Film Distributors]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Geoff Brown |title=Walter Forde |date=1977 |publisher=British Film Institute |isbn=9780851700625 |page=37}}</ref>

==Release==
In 1942, the film was rereleased in theatres with the new title of ''Millionaire Merry-Go-Round''. It was titled ''The Play Boy'' in the US.<ref>{{cite book |title=Marching to the Canon |date=2014 |publisher=University of Rochester Press |isbn=9781580464383|page=176}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|0030319}}


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Latest revision as of 10:28, 9 August 2024

Kicking the Moon Around
Directed byWalter Forde
Written byThomas J. Geraghty (story), Michael Hogan
Produced byHerbert Wynne
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Edited byDerek N. Twist
Production
company
Vogue Film Productions
Release date
  • 30 March 1938 (1938-03-30)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Kicking the Moon Around is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall and Harry Richman.[1] The film marked Maureen O'Hara's screen debut; she appeared very briefly, speaking one line.

Plot summary

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Millionaire Bobbie Hawkes is engaged to Flo, a singer and aspiring actress who hopes to move to Hollywood. He becomes concerned when his friend Mark points out that Flo seems mostly interested in Bobbie's money. In an effort to discover whether she is a gold digger, Bobbie pretends to have lost his fortune on the stock market and she ends their engagement.

Disguised as an ordinary laborer, he befriends a shopgirl named Pepper who performs for customers. He is impressed by Pepper's voice and decides to help her start a singing career. A jealous Flo sabotages Pepper's audition with popular bandleader Bert Ambrose and tricks her into signing a contract with the store owner, Mr. Stoker. However, Bobbie outsmarts Flo by arranging a second audition for Pepper. Undeterred, Flo ruins Pepper's debut performance by painting Bobbie as a villain and plying her with alcohol; in the ensuing chaos, everyone in the club is arrested and brought before a magistrate. The magistrate sentences Flo to seven days in jail for assaulting Mark, ruining her chance of a Hollywood contract. Meanwhile, Pepper and Bobbie are free to go and start their life together.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Pinewood Studios and distributed by General Film Distributors.[2]

Release

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In 1942, the film was rereleased in theatres with the new title of Millionaire Merry-Go-Round. It was titled The Play Boy in the US.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kicking the Moon Around". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ^ Geoff Brown (1977). Walter Forde. British Film Institute. p. 37. ISBN 9780851700625.
  3. ^ Marching to the Canon. University of Rochester Press. 2014. p. 176. ISBN 9781580464383.
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