Moonrise (1948)

Name: Moonrise
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948-10-01
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Allyn Joslyn, Rex Ingram

HER ARMS...HER LOVE...HIS ONLY ESCAPE FROM A HERITAGE OF HATE!

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s girlfriend, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

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Released 1948-10-01 · 90 min · Drama

Directed by Frank Borzage

Cast

Dane Clark as Danny Hawkins
Gail Russell as Gilly Johnson
Ethel Barrymore as Grandma
Allyn Joslyn as Clem Otis
Rex Ingram as Mose
Harry Morgan as Billy Scripture
David Street as Ken Williams
Selena Royle as Aunt Jessie
Harry Carey Jr. as Jimmy Biff
Irving Bacon as Judd Jenkins
Lloyd Bridges as Jerry Sykes
Houseley Stevenson as Uncle Joe Jingle
Phil Brown as Elmer - Soda Jerk
Harry Cheshire as J.B. Sykes
Lila Leeds as Julie