graphic

The Marx Brothers
Marxology - Glimpses of the Moon

Home |  Biography |  Movies |  Marx of Time |  Vaudeville |  Radio |  TV |  Quotes |  Media Files |  Books |  Videos |  DVDs |  Records/CDs |  Posters |  Memorabilia |  Music |  Pictures |  Shop |  Links |  Games |  Contents |  News |  Marxes in the Sky |  Miscellaneous |  Feedback/Discussion |  auf Deutsch Deutsch |  Disclaimer |  Frank Bland's Why A Duck? |  Mikael Uhlin's Marxology

Mikael Uhlin's Marxology @ marx-brothers.org

[Main Page]   |   [History]   |   [Vaudeville]   |   [Misc.]   |   [Films & Film Projects]

Glimpses of the Moon

On Broadway, the famous Napoleon-scene of I'll Say She Is included the song Glimpses of the Moon, written by Tom Johnstone and Phil Cook. According to the cover of the sheet music the song was "inspired by Allan Dwan's photoplay of Edith Wharton's novel" and "dedicated to Bebe Daniels", star of the movie Glimpses of the Moon.

The first line of the song is: "Daylight is done, twilight begun, all the world's at rest". The first line of the chorus is: "Love wakes anew with each glimpse of the moon".

The novel Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton was first published in 1922. It's a society drama about the ambitions of Susan Branch to remain in the European society even though she's lost all her money. She falls in love with penniless writer Nick Lansing and they enter marriage not out of love but out of convenience.

In 1923 the drama was filmed by director Allan Dwan with screenplay by Edfrid A. Bingham and E. Lloyd Sheldon. Bebe Daniels played Susan Branch while David Powell appeared as Nick Lansing. This 66 minutes silent feature is now considered lost.

Songs