Moonrise
October 1, 1948
90 minutes
6.2
Drama

Moonrise

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.

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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))