---
title: 'Moonrise (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Borzage'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moonrise-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040607/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moonrise (1948)

1948 · 90 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Moonrise is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Borzage starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell and Ethel Barrymore. It is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Theodore Strauss. The plot concerns the son of a man who was hanged for murder, leading to his own bullying by others and subsequent trials when he commits a crime in self-defense.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Borzage](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-borzage)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles F. Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-f-haas)
- **Producer:** [Charles F. Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-f-haas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Lava](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lava)
- **Director of Photography:** [John L. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-russell)
- **Editor:** [Harry Keller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-keller)

## Cast

- [Ethel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-barrymore)
- [Tom Fadden](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-fadden)
- [Irving Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-bacon)
- [Rex Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-ingram)
- [Harry Cheshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cheshire)
- [Jimmy Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-hawkins)
- [Harry Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-morgan)
- [Houseley Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/houseley-stevenson)
- [Lloyd Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bridges)
- [Selena Royle](https://cinepixo.com/people/selena-royle)
- [Oliver Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-blake)
- [Dane Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/dane-clark)
- [Gail Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-russell)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Allyn Joslyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/allyn-joslyn)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/moonrise-1948
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