The Moon Is Blue

The Moon Is Blue

From the Sensational Stage Hit That Ran 3 years on Broadway!

1953 · 99 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Romance

Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.

Directed by Otto Preminger · Written by F. Hugh Herbert

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