- On Moonlight Bay (film)
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On Moonlight Bay 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Roy Del Ruth Produced by William Jacobs Written by Booth Tarkington (stories)
Jack Rose
Melville ShavelsonStarring Doris Day
Gordon MacRaeMusic by Max Steiner Cinematography Ernest Haller Editing by Thomas Reilly Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) July 26, 1951 Running time 95 minutes Country United States Language English On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth which tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the century. The movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington. There was a 1953 sequel, By the Light of the Silvery Moon.
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Plot
On Moonlight Bay centers on the character Marjorie Winfield, a tomboy played by Doris Day. When the Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana, the daughter, Marjorie begins a romance with the boy next door, William Sherman, played by Gordon MacRae. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and behave like a proper young lady. Unfortunately Mr. Winfield doesn't approve of William and some of his unconventional ideas about marriage and money, which causes the course of true love to run less smoothly than could be desired. Everything is resolved in time for a happy ending.
Cast
- Doris Day as Marjorie Winfield
- Gordon MacRae as William Sherman
- Billy Gray as Wesley Winfield
- Jack Smith as Hubert Wakely
- Leon Ames as George Winfield
- Rosemary DeCamp as Alice Winfield
- Mary Wickes as Stella
- Ellen Corby as Miss Mary Stevens
Songs
- "On Moonlight Bay"
- "Cuddle Up a Little Closer"
- "Till We Meet Again"
- "Tell Me"
- "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"
- "Christmas Story"
- Till We Meet Again"
- "Love Ya"
- "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
- "Pack Up Your Troubles"
External links
- On Moonlight Bay at the Internet Movie Database
- On Moonlight Bay (film) at AllRovi
- On Moonlight Bay (film) at the TCM Movie Database
- Article at DorisDay.net
Films directed by Roy Del Ruth 1920s Three Weeks in Paris (1925) · The First Auto (1927) · The Terror (1928) · The Desert Song (1929) · Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) · The Aviator (1929)1930s Hold Everything (1930) · The Life of the Party (1930) · The Maltese Falcon (1931) · Side Show (1931) · Blonde Crazy (1931) · Taxi! (1932) · Winner Take All (1932) · Blessed Event (1932) · Employees' Entrance (1933) · Captured! (1933) · Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) · Lady Killer (1933) · Upper World (1934) · Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) · Kid Millions (1934) · Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) · Thanks a Million (1935) · It Had to Happen (1936) · Born to Dance (1936) · On the Avenue (1937) · Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) · Tail Spin (1939)1940s He Married His Wife (1940) · Topper Returns (1941) · The Chocolate Soldier (1941) · Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) · DuBarry Was a Lady (1943) · Broadway Rhythm (1944) · Barbary Coast Gent (1944) · It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) · The Babe Ruth Story (1948) · Red Light (1949) · Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)1950s The West Point Story (1950) · On Moonlight Bay (1951) · Starlift (1951) · About Face (1952) · Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) · Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) · Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) · The Alligator People (1959)1960s Why Must I Die? (1960)Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- Musical film stubs
- 1951 films
- 1950s musical films
- Films directed by Roy Del Ruth
- Films shot in Technicolor
- Warner Bros. films
- Films set in Indiana
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