On Moonlight Bay
1951 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · 83% critics
A lively family settles into a small Indiana town, where their tomboy daughter starts falling for the unconventional young man across the street. As romance grows, she feels pressure to act more proper while clashing values create tension at home.
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-07-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (32 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like sweet, old-fashioned musicals with family comedy, nostalgia, and an easygoing romance in the spirit of State Fair or High Society; Not for you if you want sharp surprises or a faster pace.
Pros: warm nostalgic mood; gentle humor; charming romance | Cons: very formulaic; songs may feel slight; episodic family antics
Themes
- small town
- indiana, usa
- world war i
- brother
- musical
- family relationships
- suitor
- tomboy
- 1900s
Cast & crew
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
Ellen Corby
as Miss Mary Stevens
Billy Gray
as Wesley Winfield
- HE
Henry East
as Doughboy by Train
- JS
Jeffrey Stevens
as Jim Sherman
Directed by Roy Del Ruth