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Moonrise (1948) Plot Summary Explained
- 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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