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Moonrise (1948) [NR]

Featuring:
Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore

Written by:
Charles F. Haas
Theodore Strauss

Directed by:
Frank Borzage


Release Date:
October 1, 1948

Original Title:
Moonrise

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Republic Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BE: 18  CA: 18A  FI: K-12  US: NR 

Runtime: 90

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

Danny Hawkins, who lives in a psychological shadow because his father died by a hangman's noose, accidentally kills a man in a fight over a girl, Gilly Johnson, and is afraid to notify the police. He wins the love of the girl but when she tries to influence him to admit his guilt, he runs away.

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Rankings and Honors

Moonrise (1948) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Production

Art Direction:
Lionel Banks

Costume Design:
Adele Palmer

Director:
Frank Borzage

Director of Photography:
John L. Russell

Editor:
Harry Keller

Executive Producer:
Marshall Grant

Hairstylist:
Peggy Gray

Makeup Supervisor:
Bob Mark

Novel:
Ted Strauss

Original Music Composer:
William Lava

Producer:
Charles F. Haas

Production Manager:
Virgil Hart

Screenplay:
Charles F. Haas

Set Decoration:
John McCarthy Jr.
George Sawley

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