• Studio: Warner Bros.
• Theatrical Release Date: 06/02/1953
• Screen Aspect: 4 X 3 FULL FRAME
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Packaging Type: Amaray Case
• Copyright:

  The Moon Is Blue © 1953 Holmby Productions, Inc. Renewed © 1981 Otto Preminger/Mary Herbert/Pamela Chais/Diana Marks. Package Design © 2009 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

• Genre: Comedy, Romance

Synopsis:

It begins and ends on the observation deck of the Empire State Building, a fitting site for this 1953 movie that erupted into a towering controversy. The charm of the film’s William Holden/David Niven/Maggie McNamara triangle notwithstanding, Hollywood’s Production Code refused to approve The Moon Is Blue because of an “unacceptably light attitude toward seduction.” Among the movie’s offending words: “virgin” and “pregnant.” But producer/director Otto Preminger, who had triumphantly staged The Moon Is Blue on Broadway and had seen it become a smash hit on a national stage tour, refused to change a scene or a word. In an unprecedented move, he released the film without the Code’s seal. Audiences backed Preminger at the box office – and a new era of moviemaking independence dawned.