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title: 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Butler'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/by-the-light-of-the-silvery-moon-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045586/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)

1953 · 101 min · Comedy, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

By the Light of the Silvery Moon is a 1953 American musical film directed by David Butler and starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. As with the film's predecessor On Moonlight Bay, the film is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-butler-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-o-brien)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gus Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-edwards)
- **Producer:** [William Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-jacobs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilfred M. Cline](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-m-cline)
- **Editor:** [Irene Morra](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-morra)

## Cast

- [Doris Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-day)
- [Gordon MacRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-macrae)

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