| On Moonlight Bay | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Screenplay by | Jack Rose Melville Shavelson |
| Based on | Penrod 1914 novel and stories by Booth Tarkington |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Doris Day Gordon MacRae Jack Smith |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Thomas Reilly |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,194,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,730,000[1] $2.5 million (US rentals)[2] |
On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical film starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, and directed by Roy Del Ruth, which tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the 20th century. The movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington.[3] The sequel By the Light of the Silvery Moon was made in 1953.
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 31 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ "Musical Based on 'Penrod' Stories". The New York Times. 1951-07-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-19.