Rocking Moon Explained

Rocking Moon
Director:George Melford
Edward Bernudy (assistant)
Producer:Metropolitan Pictures
Starring:Lilyan Tashman
Cinematography:Charles G. Clarke
Joe La Shelle
Distributor:Producers Distributing Corporation
Runtime:7 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Rocking Moon is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Lilyan Tashman and John Bowers. It was released by Producers Distributing Corporation.[1] [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Sasha Larianoff operates a blue fox farm on Rocking Moon Island, assisted by Gary Tynan. She hopes to pay off a mortgage held by trader Nick Nash with the season's receipts. Sasha's foxes disappear and so does Gary. Nash, who desires Sasha, tells her that Gary has played her falsely. However, Gary has been trapped and bound by invaders of the farm. Escaping, he finds a cavern which contain the missing fox pelts. Gary overcomes Nash, who turns out to be the leader of the bandits, in a terrific fight and wins Sasha's love.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Rocking Moon located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Rocking Moon . www.silentera.com. November 19, 2022.
  2. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/11749 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films1893-1993:Rocking Moon
  3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8764/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rocking Moon