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Bookmark this pageOn Moonlight Bay (1951)
Director: Roy Del Ruth
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From Time Out Film Guide
A pleasantly nostalgic period musical, set in small town Indiana on the eve of America's involvement in World War I, based on Booth Tarkington's marvellous Penrod stories but largely ditching his monstrously funny small boy to provide a vehicle for big sister Doris Day and her budding romance with MacRae. Very much in the manner of Meet Me in St Louis, though nowhere near as good. The charming golden oldie score, featuring an array of hummable standards to go with the title song, is a definite plus.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Producer: William Jacobs
Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby, Billy Gray full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 95 mins
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