On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 musical film which tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the century. The movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Written by Booth Tarkington (stories), Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson.

A happy screenful of sun-kissed melody and kiss-by-moonlight romance. (taglines)

Dialogue

Mr. Winfield: Wesley, you stay out of the living room. Your sister is entertaining a caller.

Wesley Winfield: Is he telling her 'Her eyes are like the blue stars in Heaven?'

Mr. Winfield: Now, where did you pick that up?

Wesley Winfield: Ah, I've been around.

Mr. Winfield: Well, just the same, you stay out of the living room.

Taglines

• A happy screenful of sun-kissed melody and kiss-by-moonlight romance.
• The lovin'est musical in many a moon!
• With those moonlight bay-bees and bay-eautiful songs!
• Put on your straw boater and cuddle up a little closer.

Cast

• Doris Day - Marjorie Winfield
• Gordon MacRae - William Sherman
• Billy Gray - Wesley Winfield
• Jack Smith - Hubert Wakely
• Leon Ames - George Winfield
• Rosemary DeCamp - Alice Winfield
• Mary Wickes - Stella
• Ellen Corby - Miss Mary Stevens

External links

• On Moonlight Bay quotes at the Internet Movie Database