On Moonlight Bay

Director: Roy Del Ruth

Overview

In this musical, the incorrigible Penrod is played by Billy Gray, but his is a strictly secondary part herein. The emphasis is on Penrod's hoydenish older sister, played by Doris Day. She falls in love with Gordon MacRae, whose anti-capitalist sentiments sit not at all well with Doris' banker dad.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/10/2007
UPC:	0085391137245
Original Release:	1951
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	9,762

Special Features

Vintage musical short; Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight; Classic cartoon A Hound for Trouble; Theatrical trailer; Subtitles: English & Espa?ol (feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Doris Day	Marjorie Winfield
Gordon MacRae	Bill Sherman
Leon Ames	Mr. Winfield
Rosemary De Camp	Mrs. Winfield
Jack Smith	Hubert Wakeley
Mary Wickes	Stella
Ellen Corby	Miss Stevens
Billy Gray	Wesley Winfield
Jeffrey Stevens	Jim Sherman
Esther Dale	Aunt Martha
Susan Whitney	Cora
Eddie Marr	Barker
Sig Arno	Dancing Instructor
James Dobson	Soldier
Rolland Morris	Sleeping Soldier
Lois Austin	Mother
Creighton Hale	Father
Anne Kimbell	Daughter
Ray Spiker	Bartender
Hank Mann	Salesman
Jack Mower	Salesman
Ralph Montgomery	Salesman
Henry East	Doughboy by Train
"Smiling" Jack Smith	Hubert Wakeley
Max Steiner	Composer

Technical Credits

Jack Rose

Melville Shavelson

Jack Rose	Screenwriter
Melville Shavelson	Screenwriter
William Jacobs	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- On Moonlight Bay
1. Credits [1:39]
2. Dream House [4:46]
3. Girl in the Game [3:13]
4. Not Quite to First Base [4:36]
5. Dancing...and Losing Vital Parts [2:05]
6. Honest Game [2:53]
7. Parlor Lights Out [3:25]
8. Cuddle Up a Little Closer [4:48]
9. Tell Me [3:55]
10. Model Letter [4:25]
11. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, Love Ya [2:08]
12. Walking With Wesley [4:45]
13. Dance Class; Snow Spill [5:32]
14. Angel With Broken Wings [3:00]
15. The Curse of Drink [3:36]
16. Picture Show Tall Tales [4:44]
17. Great, Great Comfort [1:55]
18. William to the Rescue [2:50]
19. Back Among the Angels [2:01]
20. Christmas Story [2:29]
21. Graduation Day Surprise [4:03]
22. Taking Care of Dessert [1:42]
23. It's a Long Way to Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles [3:31]
24. Tough Being a Girl [:59]
25. Gifts From Aunt Martha [3:20]
26. Every Little Movement Has a Meaning All Its Own [5:14]
27. Till We Meet Again [2:04]
28. Memories of Younger Days [2:54]
29. Finale: On Moonlight Bay [2:06]

Menu

Disc #1 -- On Moonlight Bay
Play Movie
Scene Selections
Special Features
Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight
A Hound for Trouble
Theatrical Trailer
Languages
Spoken Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Español
Subtitles: Off
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Editorial Reviews

A pleasant little slice of turn-of-the-20th-century-themed Americana, On Moonlight Bay is less concerned with telling its slight story than with recreating a vanished American innocence that may very well never have existed exactly the way it is portrayed in films such as this. Moonlight is in the tradition of Meet Me in St. Louis, but it falls short of that film's classic status, largely because the latter film was more concerned with populating its Americana with specific characters and situations. The characters in Moonlight are rather on the thin side, and while they hold our interest, they don't allow for engagement except on a superficially entertaining level. Moonlight also has a score that draws almost exclusively from songs of the era, and while these are good songs, they aren't specific to the film or its characters and therefore their dramatic impact is somewhat muted. However, these songs are performed to a fare thee well by the silver-voiced Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. The performers are a treat, and they work their magic over Moonlight. Also invaluable is Billy Gray as the impish younger brother, and there's solid support from Mary Wickes, Rosemary de Camp and Leon Ames as well.