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Moonrise

Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.

Director

Frank Borzage

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Republic Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Danny Hawkins

Gilly Johnson

Grandma

Ethel Barrymore

Sheriff Clem Otis

Mose

Billy Scripture

Ken Williams

Aunt Jessie

Jimmy Biff

Harry Carey Jr.

Judd Jenkins

Jerry Sykes

Uncle Joe Jingle

Houseley Stevenson

Elmer - Soda Jerk

J.B. Sykes

Julie

Miss Simpkins

Virginia Mullen

Ed Conlon

Homer Blackstone

Mr. Chandler - Man in Black

Jake - Coroner

Boy

Hunter

Townsman

William A. Boardway

Barker

Danny - Age 13

Townsman

Boy

Townsman

Jerry - Age 13

Ticket Seller

Baseball-Toss Game Attendant

Boy

Alfie

Boy

Robert 'Buzz' Henry

Boy

Townsman

Jerry - Age 7

Barker

Man Dancing with Gilly

Dancer

Minor Role

Barker

Casey MacGregor

Girl

Worker

Man at Carnival

Hunter

Man at Carnival

Danny - Age 7

Dancer

Barker

Minor Role

Amzie Strickland

Minor Role

Carnival Barker

Archie Twitchell

Martha Otis

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Sheriff Clem Otis Grandma Danny Hawkins Mose

Danny Hawkins's dad was hanged! - Moonrise

Danny Hawkins's dad was hanged!

A fight! A fight!
Jerry Sykes is fightin' Danny Hawkins! - Moonrise

A fight! A fight! Jerry Sykes is fightin' Danny Hawkins...

Have you had enough? - Moonrise

Have you had enough?

Oh!
I thought someone was coming. - Moonrise

Oh! I thought someone was coming.

How long you been standin' there, Billy? - Moonrise

How long you been standin' there, Billy?

Lose your girl, Danny? - Moonrise

Lose your girl, Danny?

You're not dancing
with anyone else tonight, Gilly. - Moonrise

You're not dancing with anyone else tonight, Gilly.

Take it easy, Dan. This stuff is slippery. - Moonrise

Take it easy, Dan. This stuff is slippery.

Golly, Dan, you're goin' too fast. - Moonrise

Golly, Dan, you're goin' too fast.

Gilly. - Moonrise

Gilly. - Moonrise

I know you're not a bad boy, Daniel. - Moonrise

I know you're not a bad boy, Daniel.

Dan, let go. - Moonrise

- Dan, what am I going to do?
- Gilly. - Moonrise

- Dan, what am I going to do? - Gilly.

Educated fella, that Mose. - Moonrise

Educated fella, that Mose.

Seven minutes late. - Moonrise

Seven minutes late.

Who's that fella just got off? - Moonrise

Who's that fella just got off?

Ain't no telephone in there, mister. - Moonrise

Ain't no telephone in there, mister.

Talkative cuss, ain't he? - Moonrise

Talkative cuss, ain't he?

Where will I meet you tonight? - Moonrise

Where will I meet you tonight?

What if she's right - Moonrise

What if she's right

Night noises. - Moonrise

I've never seen you like this before,
Gilly. - Moonrise

I've never seen you like this before, Gilly.

We can't do business that way, Mr. Sykes. - Moonrise

We can't do business that way, Mr. Sykes.

Aren't we headin' pretty much to the east? - Moonrise

Aren't we headin' pretty much to the east?

What's eating them dogs? They're restless. - Moonrise

What's eating them dogs? They're restless.

Don't know what's bellyachin' those dogs. - Moonrise

Don't know what's bellyachin' those dogs.

- Anything the matter?
- What's wrong? - Moonrise

- Anything the matter? - What's wrong?

There's no reason to kick the dog. - Moonrise

There's no reason to kick the dog.

Sure you want a gig? - Moonrise

Sure you want a gig?

Hello, Sheriff. - Moonrise

Hello, Sheriff.

You sweet on Gilly Johnson, by any chance? - Moonrise

You sweet on Gilly Johnson, by any chance?

That's a darn good knife, Daniel. - Moonrise

That's a darn good knife, Daniel.

Jumpin' Jehoshaphat.
Will you look at that. - Moonrise

Jumpin' Jehoshaphat. Will you look at that.

Sometimes, the talk adds up. - Moonrise

Sometimes, the talk adds up.

Come on, young fella. You got three to go. - Moonrise

Come on, young fella. You got three to go.

Sure is remarkable how dying can make a saint of a man - Moonrise

Sure is remarkable how dying can make a saint of a man

- Let's get out of here.
- Dan, wait! - Moonrise

- Let's get out of here. - Dan, wait!

Gilly? - Moonrise

Have you been back in the hills
to see your grandmammy lately? - Moonrise

Have you been back in the hills to see your grandmammy latel...

- What you singing?
- A story, Daniel. - Moonrise

- What you singing? - A story, Daniel.

You're ea yin' something. - Moonrise

You're ea yin' something.

How long you known? - Moonrise

How long you known?

- You gonna tell?
- No. - Moonrise

- You gonna tell? - No.

Where you got the knife? - Moonrise

Where you got the knife?

Where's the knife? - Moonrise

Where's the knife?

Sometimes murder's like love - Moonrise

Sometimes murder's like love

Murder is like love - Moonrise

Murder is like love

I've got a problem.
I thought maybe you might help me. - Moonrise

I've got a problem. I thought maybe you might help me.

You ready, Mose? - Moonrise

You ready, Mose?

Ain't no use goin' in there. - Moonrise

Ain't no use goin' in there.

Now I know why you want to hate your pa. - Moonrise

Now I know why you want to hate your pa.

Take till mornin', I reckon,
to pick up your scent past the creek. - Moonrise

Take till mornin', I reckon, to pick up your scent past...

Your pa found the answer, Daniel. - Moonrise

Your pa found the answer, Daniel.

"I think I done right," he told me. - Moonrise

"I think I done right," he told me.

A coward blames what he does on other folks - Moonrise

A coward blames what he does on other folks

Picked up your trail past the creek. - Moonrise

Picked up your trail past the creek.

I ain't proud of what you done, Pa. - Moonrise

I ain't proud of what you done, Pa.

Daisy Bell! - Moonrise

What made you come back? - Moonrise

What made you come back?

You were right about finding the answers. - Moonrise

You were right about finding the answers.

What you doin' there? Leave the boy be. - Moonrise

What you doin' there? Leave the boy be.

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Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Frank Borzage

Writer: Charles F. Haas, Theodore Strauss

Production: Republic Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1948

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Oct 1948

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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