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Release, runtime and language
1948 · 90 mins · English
Directed by
Frank Borzage
Starring
Harry Morgan, Irving Bacon, Harry Carey Jr., Tom Fadden, Bill Borzage, Lloyd Bridges

Stigmatized from childhood by his father’s criminal legacy, he endures relentless bullying. In a furious night he kills his most persistent tormentor, drawing the police’s attention. Desperate, he pursues the love of the slain man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his violence and offers a chance at redemption.

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