Moonrise (1948)

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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.

• Released: 1948-10-01
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 78 votes

Directed by Frank Borzage.

Top cast

• Dane Clark as Danny Hawkins
• Gail Russell as Gilly Johnson
• Ethel Barrymore as Grandma
• Allyn Joslyn as Clem Otis
• Rex Ingram as Mose
• Harry Morgan as Billy Scripture
• David Street as Ken Williams
• Selena Royle as Aunt Jessie
• Harry Carey Jr. as Jimmy Biff
• Irving Bacon as Judd Jenkins

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Moonrise

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on Plex

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