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Release Date: 2012

Cast: Harry Carey, Jr., Irving Bacon, Ethel Barrymore, Allyn Joslyn, Selena Royle, Lloyd Bridges, Gail Russell, Harry Morgan, Dane Clark, Rex Ingram, Harry Cheshire

Categories: Movies, Film Noir, Drama Film, Melodrama

Moonrise is a black-and-white 1948 film noir directed by Frank Borzage. Dane Clark plays Danny Hawkins, the son of a murderer who was hanged for his crimes. Haunted by his father's past, the young man is tormented by the young people of the small southern town in which he lives. Hawkins' only friend is Gilly Johnson (Russell), a girl who is quickly falling in love with him. When Hawkins kills a bully in self-defense, he fears the same fate as his father. When the dead body is found and Sheriff Clem Otis (Allyn Joslyn) starts closing in, Danny becomes crazed. He jumps off a Ferris wheel and... MORE

Moonrise is a black-and-white 1948 film noir directed by Frank Borzage. Dane Clark plays Danny Hawkins, the son of a murderer who was hanged for his crimes. Haunted by his father's past, the young man is tormented by the young people of the small southern town in which he lives. Hawkins' only friend is Gilly Johnson (Russell), a girl who is quickly falling in love with him. When Hawkins kills a bully in self-defense, he fears the same fate as his father. When the dead body is found and Sheriff Clem Otis (Allyn Joslyn) starts closing in, Danny becomes crazed. He jumps off a Ferris wheel and nearly strangles a harmless mute (Morgan) who found Hawkins' pocket knife near the body. While hiding out in the swamps, Hawkins visits his Grandma (Barrymore) who tells him the truth about his father's crime. Hawkins realizes he's not tainted by "bad blood" and turns himself in to the police. Lloyd Bridges plays bully Jerry Sykes. Also appearing in the film are Harry Carey, Jr. and Irving Bacon. Moonrise received an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Recording (Daniel J. Bloomberg) in 1948. LESS