Top billed cast

1. 

   Dane Clark

   Danny Hawkins

2. 

   Gail Russell

   Gilly Johnson

3. 

   Ethel Barrymore

   Grandma

4. 

   Allyn Joslyn

   Clem Otis

5. 

   Rex Ingram

   Mose

6. 

   Harry Morgan

   Billy Scripture

7. 

   David Street

   Ken Williams

8. 

   Selena Royle

   Aunt Jessie

9. 

   Harry Carey, Jr.

   Jimmy Biff

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2018-12-09

What I did was resign from the human race.

Directed by Frank Borzage and adapted from the novel by Theodore Strauss, Moonrise sees Dane Clark playing Danny Hawkins, the son of a man who was hanged for his crimes. Tormented by his father's past and bullied about it as a child, Hawkins grows into a confused and resentful man. Striking out at anyone foolish enough to cross his fractured state of mind, tragedy is quick to strike, sending Hawkins deep into the Southern mire. Can solace come in the form of Gilly Johnson? (Gail Russell) or is it simply too late to rejoin the human race?

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• difficult childhood
• harassment
• self-defense
• swamp
• childhood trauma
• film noir
• guilt
• surrender
• hiding from the police
• dead father
• righteous rage
• accidental killing
• bully victim
• child raised by grandmother
• criminal father
• execution by hanging
• social stigma
• sins of the father