Movie

Moonrise (1948)

• NR
• October 1, 1948
• 1h 30m

• Drama

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

Overview

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.

Director

Frank Borzage

Writers

Charles F. Haas, Ted Strauss

Starring

Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore