By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) | |
| Director(s) | David Butler |
| Producer(s) | William Jacobs |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, Romance (Comic) |
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon Overview:
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) was a Musical - Family Film directed by David Butler and produced by William Jacobs.
SYNOPSIS
Day and MacRae star in this musical comedy set in a small Indiana town at the end of WWI. Marjorie Winfield and her betrothed William, who has just returned from the front, have to put their matrimonial plans on hold because William wants to save some money first. But while they're waiting for the big day to arrive, they manage to get themselves into plenty of trouble. The sequel to Moonlight Bay, the film is based on a Booth Tarkington story.
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Christmas Musical Monday: By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
on Dec 18, 2017 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: By the Light of the Silvery ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Marjorie Winfield: Bill, it's so difficult for me to ask you to understand, but... Why I can't possibly think of marrying you right now. And I can't tell you why.
Bill Sherman: What do you mean you can't tell me? Why, I'm almost your husband! At least, I thought I was.
Marjorie Winfield: You will be. Someday. But for now Bill, couldn't you please be sweet and understanding?
Bill Sherman: But I don't want to be sweet and understanding! I want to be a husband!
Marjorie Winfield: Bill...
Bill Sherman: It never entered my mind, Marjorie, that you ever had any doubt about your feelings towards me. But now everything's quite obvious. You're not even sure I'm the man you want to marry!
Marjorie Winfield: [sings] 'Round the barnyard goes the mighty cavalcade / Gorgeously arrayed. See them on parade!
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Facts about
Mary Wickes, appears as Stella in the film's trailer and talks directly to the audience telling them about the story.
This film departs from "On Moonlight Bay" in three main ways. First, the film opens with Stella breaking the fourth wall, addressing the audience directly as she introduces the Winfield family. Second, the song and dance numbers are played like a traditional musical, while the original film incorporated the songs more organically within the story. Finally, the bespectacled music teacher, although the same basic character with the same mannerisms, has a different name and is played by a different actor, the only member of the cast who did not carry over from the original film.
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