On Moonlight Bay
1951 · Movie · 1h 35m · NR
MusicComedyRomance
"The lovin'est musical in many a moon!"
Overview
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
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
65/100
Key crew
- Roy Del RuthDirector
- Jack RoseScreenplay
- Melville ShavelsonScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Doris DayMarjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
- Gordon MacRaeWilliam 'Bill' Sherman
- Jack SmithHubert Wakely
- Leon AmesGeorge Winfield
- Rosemary DeCampAlice Winfield
- Mary WickesStella
- Ellen CorbyMiss Mary Stevens
- Billy GrayWesley Winfield
- Henry EastDoughboy by Train
- Jeffrey StevensJim Sherman
- Eddie MarrContest Barker
- Sig ArnoCast
Stills
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Themes
small townindiana, usaworld war ibrothermusicalfamily relationshipssuitortomboy1900s