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It's a family movie filled with fun; and a musical score you can't help but sing along with. I have always loved “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”; based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington. The songs and overall feel, give the viewer 101 minutes of days gone by; and escape from the headlines of today.
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And it is done on the day of the Winfields' twentieth anniversary, of all times.(!) It is enough to say that this "starts the ball rolling." The final scene is at the local ice skating pond on a cold winter night by the light of the silvery moon. The movie is wholesome, has a very talented cast, and the Technicolor is beautiful.
David Butler. Director. Robert O'Brien. Writer. Irving Elinson. Writer. Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family. You can buy or rent By the Light of the Silvery Moon for as low as $1.99 to rent or $4.99 to buy on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and YouTube.
Nov 3, 2007 · Fats Waller and His Rhythm, voc. Fats Waller (with male chorus)- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Hawley W. Ades), Bluebird 1942
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon was a sequel to Warner Bros' On Moonlight Bay (1951); both films were loosely based on the "Penrod" stories by Booth Tarkington. Penrod himself (played by Billy Gray) takes a back seat to the main plot, concerning the hot-and-cold romance between Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.
About. By the Light of the Silvery Moon. CLASSICS. When Private Bill Sherman (MacRae) comes home from World War I, his fiancée, Marjorie (Day), looks forward eagerly to their wedding. But Bill wants to delay the marriage until he finds a job and the financial security to start a family. Just as Bill is ready to set a date for the wedding ...
