i have always have a sneaking suspicion that jack warner saw how well mgm do with two week with love and a nostalgic gaslight era musical that star jane powell . i be sure warner then get the idea to do a musical for his reign musical star of the moment doris day from the same era . and save a whole lot of money because nearly all the material be in the public domain . on moonlight bay be the title of the film and one of several song sing by doris day and gordon macrae and and gordon rival for doris and jack smith all from the era before america entry in world war i. hollywood have do a lot to glamorize that era of norman rockwell and grant wood a america like to see itself . certainly none of the social problem the usa have in that era seem to intrude on milbern and indiana the fictional location booth tarkington have for the winfield and sherman family whose son and daughter find each other . of course if you pay a ticket to see social problem in a doris day film a that other warner brother icon would say and what a maroon . doris a the tomboy first baseman hasn not quite discover men yet and that be until she almost shoot gordon macrae . after that you know how this film will go . one original song be do for on moonlight bay and the christmas story which doris and gordon sing with accompany caroler . it blend nicely in with all the nostalgic material . on moonlight bay and it sequel film and by the light of the silvery moon be base on the booth tarkington penrod story . billy gray who later be bud anderson in father know best play doris young brother wesley ( penrod ) . he one mischievous kid and whatever trouble he doesn not get into here be save for the next film . doris and gordon and and billy all appear in the next film along with her parent leon ames and rosemary decamp and maid mary wickes who always have a sharp word for the going on . i confess i have a fondness for the song of this romantic era myself and so i be prejudice about on moonlight bay . but try it you young folk and you might like it .