New Moon (1940 film)
1940 film by Robert Zigler Leonard, W. S. Van Dyke / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about New Moon (1940 film)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
New Moon is a 1940 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Robert Z. Leonard, with uncredited direction by W. S. Van Dyke.
Quick Facts New Moon, Directed by ...
New Moon | |
---|---|
Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard W. S. Van Dyke |
Written by | Robert Arthur Jacques Deval |
Based on | The New Moon 1928 operetta by Sigmund Romberg Oscar Hammerstein II |
Produced by | Robert Z. Leonard |
Starring | Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Mary Boland George Zucco |
Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,487,000[1] |
Box office | $1,290,000 (domestic earnings)[1] $1,237,000 (foreign earnings)[1] |
Close
It is the second film adaptation of the operetta The New Moon, which premiered on Broadway in 1928. The stage version featured music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and others. The first film adaptation, also titled New Moon, which premiered in 1930, was less faithful to the stage version.