Music ·Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 35m

On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay poster
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Cast
Doris Day as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield Gordon MacRae as William 'Bill' Sherman Jack Smith as Hubert Wakely Leon Ames as George Winfield Rosemary DeCamp as Alice Winfield Mary Wickes as Stella
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Thomas Reilly — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Jack Rose — Screenplay Melville Shavelson — Screenplay Booth Tarkington — Story
Tagline

The lovin'est musical in many a moon!

Synopsis

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. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president

Trailer On Moonlight Bay — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
small townindiana, usaworld war ibrothermusicalfamily relationshipssuitortomboy1900s
Key Collaborators
Roy Del Ruth Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Thomas Reilly Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer Jack Rose Screenplay Melville Shavelson Screenplay Booth Tarkington Story William Jacobs Producer
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