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On Moonlight Bay (1951)

APPROVED 95 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   6 June 1952 (Finland)
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The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writers:

Jack Rose (screenplay), Melville Shavelson (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Doris Day ...
Gordon MacRae ...
Jack Smith Jack Smith ...
Hubert Wakely
Leon Ames Leon Ames ...
Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp ...
Mary Wickes ...
Ellen Corby Ellen Corby ...
Miss Mary Stevens
Billy Gray Billy Gray ...
Henry East Henry East ...
Doughboy by train
Jeffrey Stevens Jeffrey Stevens ...
Jim Sherman
Eddie Marr Eddie Marr ...
Contest barker at fair
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Storyline

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time (setting is during W.W.I, but the war does not play a major part for most of the movie.) His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president. Written by Scott Lane <rslane@ix.netcom.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Tomboy | Suitor | Broken Leg | Slingshot  | See more »

Taglines:

A happy screenful of sun-kissed melody and kiss-by-moonlight romance. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

A la luz de la luna See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 5, 1952 with Gordon MacRae reprising his film role. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Hubert is playing the piano at the party he finishes the song with two chords, one for each hand but it's obvious that he plays nothing with his right hand as it's up in the air as the chords are played. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Winfield: [to Jim] Hello, what's your name? I guess were going to be neighbors.
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Connections

Followed by By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
(uncredited)
Performed by Billy Gray and the Carolers See more »