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

(1953)Directed by David Butler101 minComedy, Family, Music, Romance
“They're Wooin' and Doin' The Things Boy and Girls Like To Do...”

Bill Sherman (Gordon MacRae) comes home from the war in Europe, and his engagement to Marjorie Winfield (Doris Day) sets the whole house stirring. Her father George (Leon Ames), her mother Alice (Rosemary DeCamp) and her younger brother Wesley (Billy Gray) each have a stake in the wedding. David Butler follows Marjorie through the muddle of her own family, the songs and the small town, still hoping to marry the man she waited for.

Doris Dayas Marjorie Winfield
Gordon MacRaeas Bill Sherman
Leon Amesas George Winfield
Rosemary DeCampas Alice Winfield
Billy Grayas Wesley Winfield
Mary Wickesas Stella
Russell Armsas Chester Finley
Maria Palmeras Renee LaRue
Howard Wendellas John H. Harris
Walter 'PeeWee' Flanneryas Ronald 'PeeWee' Harris
Carol Formanas Dangerous Dora (uncredited)
Meredith MacRaeas Little Girl (scenes deleted)
TCTom Colemanas Barber (uncredited)
Sol Gorssas Dangerous Dora's Henchman / Miss LaRue's Associate (uncredited)
GKGayle Kelloggas Doughboy (uncredited)