Moonrise

Oct 1, 1948

1h 30m

★ 6.2

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Danny Hawkins

Dane Clark

Gilly Johnson

Gail Russell

Grandma

Ethel Barrymore

Clem Otis

Allyn Joslyn

Mose

Rex Ingram

Billy Scripture

Harry Morgan

Ken Williams

David Street

Aunt Jessie

Selena Royle

Jimmy Biff

Harry Carey, Jr.

Judd Jenkins

Irving Bacon

Jerry Sykes

Lloyd Bridges

Uncle Joe Jingle

Houseley Stevenson

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