Moonrise.
Moonrise is a 1948 crime noir film.
Cast[]
Singing cast[]
- Rex Ingram - Mose
- David Street - Ken Williams
Non-singing cast[]
- Dane Clark - Danny Hawkins
- Gail Russell - Gilly Johnson
- Ethel Barrymore - Grandma
- Allyn Joslyn - Sheriff Clem Otis
- Harry Morgan - Billy Scripture
- Lloyd Bridges - Jerry Sykes
Plot[]
Danny Hawkins is the son of a murderer who was hanged for his crimes. Haunted by his father's past already in his childhood, the young man is tormented by the young people of the small southern town in which he lives. Hawkins' only friend is Gilly Johnson, a girl who is quickly falling in love with him. When Hawkins kills her bully boyfriend Jerry Sykes (who was one of the children tormenting him since early years) in self-defense, he fears the same fate as his father. When the dead body is found and Sheriff Clem Otis starts closing in, Danny becomes crazed. He jumps off a Ferris wheel and nearly strangles the harmless mute Billy Scripture who found Hawkins' pocket knife near the body. While hiding out in the swamps, Hawkins visits his Grandma 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.
Musical numbers[]
- "The Moonrise Song" - Ken
- "Lonesome" - Mose