On Moonlight Bay (film)
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100% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Comedy, Musical, Romance Country United States | 7.1/10 IMDb Director Roy Del Ruth Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 26, 1951 (1951-07-26) Based on Penrod Stories Writer Jack Rose (screenplay), Melville Shavelson (screenplay), Booth Tarkington (adapted from "Penrod Stories" by) Sequel By the Light of the Silvery Moon Songs Moonlight Bay Cast Doris Day (Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield), Gordon MacRae (William 'Bill' Sherman), Leon Ames (George Winfield), Rosemary DeCamp (Alice Winfield), Mary Wickes (Stella), Jack Smith (Hubert Wakely)Similar movies My Fair Lady , A History of Violence , The Producers , Bye Bye Birdie , Sister Act , Dreamgirls Tagline The lovin'est musical in many a moon! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dancing and snowball fight from on moonlight bay
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.
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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.
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Accolades
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
References
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