On Moonlight Bay (film)
| On Moonlight Bay | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Booth Tarkington (stories) |
| Screenplay by | Jack Rose Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Doris Day Gordon MacRae Jack Smith |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Thomas Reilly |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US rentals)[1] |
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 20th 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.
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"
Accolades
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
- 2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – Nominated[2]
References
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ "AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-13.
External links
- On Moonlight Bay at IMDb
- On Moonlight Bay at AllMovie
- On Moonlight Bay at the TCM Movie Database
- On Moonlight Bay at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Article at DorisDay.net
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