Moonrise (1948)

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Written by Charles F. Haas, Theodore Strauss

Directed by Frank Borzage

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1948

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

Dane Clark plays Danny Hawkins, a young man tormented both by images of his father being lynched for murder and the bullying of Jerry Sykes. Matters come to a head at the local dance where Hawkins and Sykes vie for the attention of schoolteacher Gilly Johnson. In the ensuing fight, Hawkins kills Sykes in self-defence and hides the body. But when the body is found, Hawkins, wracked with guilt, becomes increasingly unstable until his grandmother persuades him to do the decent thing. Frank Borzage's gritty film noir, set in the steamy south, is an intriguing film, with Clark outstanding as a man haunted by the past and the present.

Cast

Dane ClarkDanny Hawkins
Gail RussellGilly Johnson
Ethel BarrymoreGrandma
Allyn JoslynClem Otis
Rex IngramMose
Harry MorganBilly Scripture
David StreetKen Williams
Selena RoyleAunt Jessie
Harry Carey Jr.Jimmy Biff
Irving BaconJudd Jenkins
Image for Lloyd BridgesLloyd BridgesJerry Sykes
Houseley StevensonUncle Joe Jingle
Phil BrownElmer

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