Once in a New Moon

Jan 1, 1935

1h 3m

★ 6.6

Overview

When a small English town is dragged out into space by the force of a 'dead star' passing Earth, the populace try to organise a local government based on equal rights for all, but conflicts arise between the local aristocracy and the villagers.

Genres

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Fox British

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Cast

Harold Drake

Eliot Makeham

Stella Drake

Rène Ray

Bryan Grant

Derrick De Marney

Edward Teale

John Clements

Lord Bravington

Morton Selten

Lady Bravington

Mary Hinton

Syd Parrott

Wally Patch

Beamish

Thorley Walters

Col. Fitzgeorge

Gerald Barry

Rev. Benjamin Buffett

Richard Goolden

K. Pilkington-Bigge

H. Saxon-Snell

Capt. Crump

John Turnbull

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0.0

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No overview available.

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