Moonrise (1948)
- Directed by
- Frank Borzage
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is haunted by his father's execution for murder. He faces bullying from his town and later must deal with the consequences of a crime he commits in self-defense.
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What happens
Moonrise is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Borzage starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell and Ethel Barrymore. It is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Theodore Strauss. The plot concerns the son of a man who was hanged for murder, leading to his own bullying by others and subsequent trials when he commits a crime in self-defense. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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