Moonrise (1948)

6.3/10 • 90 min • Drama

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 fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

Cast

Dane Clark

Gail Russell

Ethel Barrymore

Allyn Joslyn

Rex Ingram

Harry Morgan

Billy Scripture

David Street

Selena Royle

Harry Carey, Jr.

Irving Bacon

Lloyd Bridges

Houseley Stevenson

Uncle Joe Jingle

Phil Brown

Elmer - Soda Jerk

Harry Cheshire

Lila Leeds

Oliver Blake

Tom Fadden

Homer Blackstone

Charles Lane

Clem Bevans

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