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Actors: Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Rex Ingram, Lloyd Bridges, Harry Carey Jr.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Moonrise |
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MOONRISE is a movie directed by Frank Borzage in 1948. Nominated for the academy award in the "Best sound, recording category".
Virginia. Dane Clark's father has been hanged for murder when Dane was still a child. Dane has suffered his whole life from this event and is persuaded that there is a "bad blood" running in his veins. One night, he accidentally kills Lloyd Bridges and hides his corpse in the swamps. But his strange behaviour troubles his girlfriend Gail Russell and the sheriff of the town. Tortured by guilt, Dane prefers to run away without having tried to explain to the authorities what has really happened.
Recommended.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Moonrise |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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