What I did was resign from the human race.
Directed by Frank Borzage and adapted from the ...
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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Moonrise
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 1, 1948
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
User Score
62%
Original Title
Moonrise
Production Companies
Republic Pictures
Director
Frank Borzage
Description
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.
