Movie: By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Top 10 Billed 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

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1953-03-26

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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