
Feature film — 1948
Moonrise (1948)
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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Republic Pictures
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Director: Frank Borzage
On screen
Cast & crew

Dane Clark
Danny Hawkins

Gail Russell
Gilly Johnson

Ethel Barrymore
Grandma

Allyn Joslyn
Clem Otis

Rex Ingram
Mose

Harry Morgan
Billy Scripture

David Street
Ken Williams

Selena Royle
Aunt Jessie

Harry Carey Jr.
Jimmy Biff

Irving Bacon
Judd Jenkins

Lloyd Bridges
Jerry Sykes

Houseley Stevenson
Uncle Joe Jingle
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