''By the Light of the Silvery Moon'' is a 1953 American musical film.''

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'' film review; March 25, 1953, page 6.'' Harrison's Reports'' film review; March 28, 1953, page 50. It is the sequel to '' On Moonlight Bay''. Like its predecessor, the movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by

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Plot

''By the Light of the Silvery Moon'' relates the further adventures of the Winfield family in small town Indiana as daughter Marjorie Winfield's ( Doris Day) boyfriend, William Sherman (

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), returns from the Army after

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. Bill and Marjorie's on-again, off-again romance provides the backdrop for other family crises, caused mainly by son Wesley's ( Billy Gray) wild imagination.

Primary cast

* Doris Day as Marjorie Winfield *

as William 'Bill' Sherman * Billy Gray as Wesley Winfield *

Leon Ames Leon Ames (born Harry L. Wycoff;U.S. Federal Census for 1910 for Fowler, Center Township, Benton County, State of Indiana, access via Ancestry.com January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best rememb ...

as George Winfield *

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as Alice Winfield *

Mary Wickes Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser; June 13, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American actress. She often played supporting roles as prim, professional women, secretaries, nurses, nuns, therapists, teachers and housekeepers, who made ...

as Stella *

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as Chester Finley *

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as Renee LaRue *

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as John H. Harris * Walter Flannery as Ronald 'PeeWee' Harris

Songs

* " By the Light of the Silvery Moon (song)" * “Your Eyes Have Told Me So” * “Just One Girl” * “Ain’t We Got Fun” * “If You Were the Only Girl” * “

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” * “I’ll Forget You” * “King Chanticleer”

References

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1953 films 1953 musical films Films directed by David Butler Films scored by Max Steiner Films set in Indiana Films set in the 1910s 1950s English-language films Warner Bros. films Films based on works by Booth Tarkington American musical films 1950s American films {{musical-film-stub