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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

They're Wooin' and Doin' The Things Boy and Girls Like To Do...

Genres

ComedyFamilyMusicRomance

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Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

26 March 1953

Country

United States of America

Cast

Doris Day

Doris Day

Marjorie Winfield

Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

Bill Sherman

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

George Winfield

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Alice Winfield

Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Wesley Winfield

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Stella

Russell Arms

Russell Arms

Chester Finley

Maria Palmer

Maria Palmer

Renee LaRue

Howard Wendell

Howard Wendell

John H. Harris

Walter 'PeeWee' Flannery

Walter 'PeeWee' Flannery

Ronald 'PeeWee' Harris

Carol Forman

Carol Forman

Dangerous Dora (uncredited)

Meredith MacRae

Meredith MacRae

Little Girl (scenes deleted)

Tom Coleman

Tom Coleman

Barber (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Dangerous Dora's Henchman / Miss LaRue's Associate (uncredited)

Gayle Kellogg

Gayle Kellogg

Doughboy (uncredited)

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