The 1953 sequel to On Moonlight Bay stars Doris Day & Gordon MacRae as a courting couple in smalltown America just after WW1. MacRae returns from his stint in the war to marry his sweetheart (even though a friend of the family who's giving Day's brother piano lessons hopes for his chance at bat) Day but her pragmatic ways (she knows how to use the business end of a wrench when it comes to car repair) & his reluctance to marry right away infuriates all concerned parties. When her father is called upon to handle the upcoming divorce of a visiting French actress, wires are crossed (due to a found letter stating marital discontent) w/his children fearing the worse for their parents union. Peppered throughout w/simple smile inducing ditties (especially the title song), this easygoing musical charms in every frame w/Day's brother, who fancies himself a detective in the making, driving the miscommunication to hilarious heights. The King Chanticleer sequence (Day along w/other townsfolk performing a stage revue) is a triumphant highlight.
Review of By the Light of the Silvery Moon
