On Moonlight Bay (film)

On Moonlight Bay
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoy Del Ruth
Screenplay by
Based onPenrod
1914 novel and stories
by Booth Tarkington
Produced byWilliam Jacobs
Starring
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byThomas Reilly
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 26, 1951 (1951-07-26)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,194,000
Box office$3,730,000
$2.5 million (US rentals)

On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. Loosely based on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington, the film tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the 20th century. A sequel, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, was released in 1953.