Summary
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 76Audiences 74GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer87%
Metascore65
Audience score79%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1951
July 26, 1951
75 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 7 more14 people
- Doris DayMarjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
- Gordon MacRaeWilliam 'Bill' Sherman
- Jack SmithHubert Wakely
- Leon AmesGeorge Winfield
- Rosemary DeCampAlice Winfield
- Mary WickesStella
- Ellen CorbyMiss Mary Stevens
- Billy GrayWesley Winfield
- HEHenry EastDoughboy by Train
- JSJeffrey StevensJim Sherman
Eddie MarrContest Barker- JDJames DobsonDoughboy by Train (uncredited)
Creighton HaleFather in Silent Movie (uncredited)- GFGeorge FordTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Roy Del Ruth Director
Writing · 3
- Jack Rose Screenplay
- Melville Shavelson Screenplay
- Booth Tarkington Story
Production · 1
- William Jacobs Producer
Camera · 1
- Ernest Haller Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Thomas Reilly Editor
Sound · 1
- Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- William Wallace Set Decoration
- Douglas Bacon Art Direction
Tropes
More like this
Watch order
In this series
Film 1 of 2 · then By the Light of the Silvery Moon
- On Moonlight Bay (1951)
GoodWatch score 64You're here
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
GoodWatch score 70Film 2
Similar
Most like On Moonlight Bay overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Ladies in Black (2018)
GoodWatch score 74 - Emma (1996)
GoodWatch score 72 - Houseboat (1958)
GoodWatch score 60 - Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
GoodWatch score 71 - The Women on the 6th Floor (2011)
GoodWatch score 63 - Pride and Prejudice (1940)
GoodWatch score 79 - My Mother's Castle (1990)
GoodWatch score 75 - Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73 - Nanny McPhee (2005)
GoodWatch score 66 - Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964)
GoodWatch score 76 - The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
GoodWatch score 62 - Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80 - Bilo the Banker (1980)
GoodWatch score 72 - The Party (1980)
GoodWatch score 67 - Crooklyn (1994)
GoodWatch score 73 - Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69
Same genre
More comedy movies
- Up (2009)
GoodWatch score 85 - Back to the Future (1985)
GoodWatch score 86 - 21 Jump Street (2012)
GoodWatch score 70 - Shrek Forever After (2010)
GoodWatch score 60 - Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
GoodWatch score 63 - Being John Malkovich (1999)
GoodWatch score 84 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
GoodWatch score 62 - Runner (2026)
GoodWatch score 59