BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON

By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Warner Bros., 1953, Color, 101 minutes
Released March, 1953

A spirited sequel to On Moonlight Bay starring Doris Day as a woman who meets all sorts of funny obstacles while awaiting her wedding day with World War I veteran Gordon MacRae. Based on Booth Tarkington's "Penrod" series. Songs include the title tune, "I'll Forget You" and "Ain't We Got Fun." With Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Mary Wickes and Merv Griffin.

Producer: William Jacobs
Director: David Butler
Screenplay: Irving Elinson and Robert O'Brien
(from the "Penrod" stories by Booth Tarkington)
Music Director: Ray Heindorf
Song Score: various
Choreography: Donald Saddler
Art Director: John Beckman
Set Decoration: William L. Kuehl
Director of Photography Wilfrid M. Cline
Film Editing: Irene Morra

Cast: Doris Day [Marjorie], Gordon MacRae [William Sherman], Leon Ames [George Winfield], Rosemary DeCamp [Mrs. Winfield], Billy Gray [Wesley], Mary Wickes [Stella], Russell Arms [Chester Finley], Maria Palmer [Miss LaRue], Walter Flannery [Pee Wee], Geraldine Wall [Mrs. Harris], John Maxwell [Ike Hickey], Carol Forman [Dangerous Dora]

Musical Program: [0:00] By the Light of the Silvery Moon (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:07] My Home Town Is a One-Horse Town (But It's Big Enough for Me) (sung by Gordon MacRae and Mens Chorus on train); [0:13] Your Eyes Have Told Me So (sung and danced by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae); [0:25] Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee (sung by Doris Day, Russell Arms and Gordon MacRae); [0:33] Ain't We Got Fun (sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae with Mary Wickes); [0:40] By the Light of the Silvery Moon (sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae); [0:57] If You Were the Only Girl in the World (sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae); [1:05] Just One Girl (sung and danced by Gordon MacRae); [1:17] King Chanticleer (production number sung by Doris Day, danced by Doris and Ensemble dressed as farm animals); [1:28] I'll Forget You (sung by Doris Day); [1:38] By the Light of the Silvery Moon (sung and skated by Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Rosemary DeCamp and Leon Ames); [1:41] By the Light of the Silvery Moon (reprise sung by Cast and Chorus)