UNITED STATES · 1948

Moonrise

Frank Borzage
Classical Hollywood redemption through love social stigma and inherited guilt crime and desperation bullying and victimization second chances
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Synopsis

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

Year1948
CountryUnited States
DirectorFrank Borzage
Moonrise poster

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