Moonrise

Year: 1948

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Frank Borzage

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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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