Le Fils du pendu

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 girlfriend, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

Release date

01 Oct 1948

Directed by

Frank Borzage

Runtime

1h 30m

Original title

Moonrise

Cast

Dane Clark

Danny Hawkins

Gail Russell

Gilly Johnson

Ethel Barrymore

Grandma

Allyn Joslyn

Clem Otis

Rex Ingram

Mose

Harry Morgan

Billy Scripture

David Street

Ken Williams

Selena Royle

Aunt Jessie

Harry Carey Jr.

Jimmy Biff

Irving Bacon

Judd Jenkins

Lloyd Bridges

Jerry Sykes

Houseley Stevenson

Uncle Joe Jingle