Year: 1948
Runtime: 90 mins
Language: English
Director: Frank Borzage
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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