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Moonrise (1948)
director of photography:
John L. Russell
cast:
Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Allyn Joslyn, Rex Ingram, Harry Morgan, David Street, Selena Royle
rating:
NR
director:
Frank Borzage
running time:
90 min.
writer:
Charles F. Haas
synopsis
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 mans fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
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 mans fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
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