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Moonrise (1948)

Moonrise (1948)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1948, October 1
Directors: Frank Borzage
Countries: United States of America
Production: Republic Pictures
Cast: Phil Brown, Rex Ingram, Irving Bacon, Charles Lane, Harry Cheshire, Tom Fadden, Clem Bevans, Harry Carey, Jr., Lloyd Bridges, Oliver Blake, Ethel Barrymore, Houseley Stevenson

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.

Keywords:

film noir swamp guilt