Moonrise (film)
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | Charles Haas |
| Screenplay by | Charles F. Haas |
| Based on | the novel Moonrise by Theodore Strauss |
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| Music by | William Lava |
| Cinematography | John L. Russell |
| Edited by | Harry Keller |
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures Peter Rodgers Organization |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Moonrise is an American black-and-white 1948 film noir directed by Frank Borzage and starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell and Ethel Barrymore.[1]
Plot
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.
Cast
- Dane Clark as Danny Hawkins
- Gail Russell as Gilly Johnson
- Ethel Barrymore as Grandma
- Allyn Joslyn as Clem Otis
- Rex Ingram as Mose
- Harry Morgan as Billy Scripture
- Lloyd Bridges as Jerry Sykes
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Jimmy Biff
- Irving Bacon as Judd Jenkins
Reception
The New York Times wrote that "the book towers above the picture" despite its fidelity to the source.[2]
Accolades
Nomination: Moonrise received an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Recording (Daniel J. Bloomberg) in 1948.[3]
References
- ↑ Moonrise at the American Film Institute Catalog.
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