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.
Moonrise
“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.
Director
Frank Borzage
Status
Released
Production
Republic Pictures
Cast
Dane Clark
Danny Hawkins
Gail Russell
Gilly Johnson
Ethel Barrymore
Grandma
Allyn Joslyn
Clem Otis
Rex Ingram
Mose
Harry Morgan
Billy Scripture
David Street
Ken Williams
Selena Royle
Aunt Jessie
Harry Carey, Jr.
Jimmy Biff
Irving Bacon
Judd Jenkins
Lloyd Bridges
Jerry Sykes
Houseley Stevenson
Uncle Joe Jingle
Phil Brown
Elmer - Soda Jerk
Harry Cheshire
J.B. Sykes
Lila Leeds
Julie
Virginia Mullen
Miss Simpkins
Oliver Blake
Ed Conlon
Tom Fadden
Homer Blackstone
Charles Lane
Mr. Chandler
Clem Bevans
Coroner
George Backus
William A. Boardway
Bill Borzage
Johnny Calkins
Donald Chaffin
Jimmy Crane
Roy Damron
John Harmon
Jimmy Hawkins
Timmy Hawkins
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Bob Hoffman
Shep Houghton
Tommy Ivo
Jimmy Kelly
Harry Lauter
Linda Lombard
Casey MacGregor
Doreen McCann
Joel McGinnis
Lee Miller
Monte Montague
Frank O'Connor
Stephen Peck
Ed Rees
Amzie Strickland
Candy Toxton
Archie Twitchell
Helen Wallace
Renee Donatt
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
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