| The Moon Is Blue | |
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| Directed by | Otto Preminger |
| Screenplay by | F. Hugh Herbert |
| Based on | The Moon Is Blue by F. Hugh Herbert |
| Produced by | Otto Preminger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
Production company | Otto Preminger Films (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000[2] |
| Box office | $3.5 million (US and Canada rentals)[3] |
The Moon Is Blue is a 1953 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Otto Preminger and starring William Holden, David Niven, and Maggie McNamara. Written by F. Hugh Herbert and based on his 1951 play of the same title, the film is about a young woman who meets an architect on the observation deck of the Empire State Building and quickly turns his life upside down. Herbert's play had also been a huge success in Germany, and Preminger decided to simultaneously film in English and German, using the same sets but different casts. The German-language film version is Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach.
- ^ "'Moon Is Blue,' Here June 22, Filmed in 2 Languages". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Part 7, p. 2. June 14, 1953.
- ^ Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 65
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1953". Variety. November 13, 1954. p. 10.