Moonrise
“HER ARMS...HER LOVE...HIS ONLY ESCAPE FROM A HERITAGE OF HATE!”
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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Cast
50 people
Dane Clark
Danny Hawkins
Known for
A Stolen Life
Destination Tokyo
Gail Russell
Gilly Johnson
Known for
The Uninvited
Angel and the Badman
Ethel Barrymore
Grandma
Known for
The Spiral Staircase
Deadline - U.S.A.
Allyn Joslyn
Clem Otis
Known for
Only Angels Have Wings
Heaven Can Wait
Rex Ingram
Mose
Known for
The Thief of Bagdad
Sahara
Harry Morgan
Billy Scripture
Known for
M*A*S*H
High Noon
David Street
Ken Williams
Also in
Holiday Rhythm
I Surrender Dear
Selena Royle
Aunt Jessie
Known for
The Heiress
Robot Monster
Harry Carey Jr.
Jimmy Biff
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Trinity Is Still My Name
Irving Bacon
Judd Jenkins
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
A Star Is Born
Lloyd Bridges
Jerry Sykes
Known for
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Airplane!
Houseley Stevenson
Uncle Joe Jingle
Known for
Dark Passage
Colorado Territory
Frank Borzage Director · Charles F. Haas Screenplay Ted Strauss Author
United States release October 1, 1948 · Produced in United States
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · October 1, 1948
Limited theatrical
United States · October 1, 1948
Theatrical
Canada
October 1, 1948 · Theatrical
Finland
October 1, 1948 · Theatrical
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