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. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time.
On Moonlight Bay has generally received positive reviews.
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On Moonlight Bay was released in 1951 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 32 reviews, giving On Moonlight Bay (1951) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with On Moonlight Bay than critics were.
With a score of 69%, On Moonlight Bay is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1951, which stands at 60%.
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