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Film / 1951
On Moonlight Bay
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
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
The story
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
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Penrod Collection
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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 Arno
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