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Edit page. On Moonlight Bay: Directed by Roy Del Ruth. With Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Leon Ames. During World War I, a teenage girl begins a romance with a college student, but his unconventional attitudes cause friction with her father.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Roy Del Ruth
- 1952-05-19
On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical film starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, and 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 . [3]
Day starred in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film) opposite James Stewart. She sang two songs in the film, " Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song , [51] and "We'll Love Again".
Doris Day, Billy Gray in On Moonlight Bay. “Outstanding performances by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae as the boy and girl, Leon Ames as the father and Billy Gray as the irrepressible 12-year-old, keep the somewhat episodic plot moving. The story is based partly on Booth Tarkington’s Penrod stories.
Nov 7, 2022 · On Moonlight Bay, Doris Day. On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth which tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the 20th century. Addeddate.
Too Marvelous for Words. "On Moonlight Bay's script, by Jack and Melville Shavelson, paints an idealized "misty water-colored memory" musical portrait of pre-World War I America. The fact that it depicts an America that never could have existed did not deter moviegoers, and the filmed proved to be a turning point in solidifying Doris Day's star ...
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Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A small-town tomboy falls for the boy-next-door in the years before World War I. Cast & Crew. Read More. Roy Del Ruth. Director. Doris Day. Marjorie Winfield. Gordon Macrae. William Sherman. ["smiling"] Jack Smith. Hubert Wakley. Leon Ames. George Winfield. Rosemary De Camp. Alice Winfield. Photos & Videos. View All.
