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By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953 · 101 min

A gentle, tuneful slice of small-town life that drifts by pleasantly, all warm smiles and harmless misunderstandings.

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

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, music, romance
Directed by
David Butler
Written by
Robert O'Brien, Irving Elinson
Starring
Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Billy Gray, Mary Wickes, Russell Arms, Maria Palmer
Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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