By the Light of the Silvery Moon (film)
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| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Written by | Booth Tarkington (stories) Irving Elinson Robert O'Brien |
| Starring | Doris Day Gordon MacRae |
| Music by | Gus Edwards (By the Light of the Silvery Moon) Max Steiner (music adapted by) |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline (as Wilfrid M. Cline) |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | March 26, 1953 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
By the Light of the Silvery Moon is a 1953 musical film.[1][2] It is the sequel to On Moonlight Bay. Like its predecessor, the movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington.
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[edit] Plot
By the Light of the Silvery Moon relates the further adventures of the Winfield family in small town Indiana as daughter Marjorie Winfield's boyfriend, William Sherman, returns from the Army after WWI. Bill & Marjorie's on-again, off-again romance provides the backdrop for other family crises, caused mainly by son Wesley's wild imagination.
[edit] Primary Cast
- Doris Day : Marjorie Winfield
- Gordon MacRae : William S. Sherman
- Billy Gray : Wesley Winfield
- Leon Ames : George Winfield
- Rosemary DeCamp : Alice Winfield
- Mary Wickes : Stella
- Russell Arms : Chester Finley
[edit] References
- ^ Variety film review; March 25, 1953, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; March 28, 1953, page 50.
