[1] The 1930 film, directed by Jack Conway, starred Grace Moore and Lawrence Tibbett.
A young man named Lt. Petroff meets Princess Tanya and they have a ship-board romance.
The operetta The New Moon opened on Broadway in New York City on September 19, 1928 and closed on December 14, 1929 after 519 performances.
The leads were played by Robert Halliday and Evelyn Herbert, and the supporting cast included Gus Shy, who was also in this film.
New Moon is featured in the 1954 film Deep in My Heart – the Romberg written production number.