Moonrise

Overview

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.

Directed by Frank Borzage

Top 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

V

Virginia Mullen

Miss Simpkins

Oliver Blake

Ed Conlon

Tom Fadden

Homer Blackstone

Charles Lane

Mr. Chandler

Clem Bevans

Coroner

Details