Moonrise

1948 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 3,131 VOTES · DIR. Frank Borzage

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Overview

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

Dialogue Timeline — 851 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:24 # Danny Hawkins' dad was hanged! Danny Hawkins' dad was hanged! #
00:08:16 Forget it, George. He looks like he's had enough fights tonight.
00:12:10 Danny, please?
00:15:33 I guess I don't know very much about boys, Daniel.
00:18:06 Like what?
00:20:21 Gilly...
00:22:43 I reckon not.'I reckon, I reckon.'
00:25:18 Preacher? Undertaker? Detective?
00:27:47 Why are we meeting in secret places as if...
00:30:20 Who's pappy? Juniper. Never saw such a disgusted dog!
00:33:03 When I came out here, I thought I'd be out of the way, with no-one shoving me around.
00:38:32 Aren't we heading pretty much east? Pretty much.
00:44:09 Murder's more like it.
00:47:02 Heck! I promised to take my wife to the fair tonight, too. Sure hate to miss that fair.
00:49:37 Folks say it was Ken Williams. They picked him up today. I know. The sheriff asked me a lot of questions.
00:52:13 Come on, young fella, you got three to go.
00:55:14 Pa carried me to Grandma's cabin and came into town.
00:59:08 You're saying something.
01:05:26 Sometimes, murder's like love.
01:08:41 He's taken his share already, for a long time.
01:12:18 He came at me with a rock and the next thing I knew he was lying there. Go back, Dan.
01:16:48 About his being happy?
01:18:35 He loved you.
01:22:57 That's what I'm doing now.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed851
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:02:24
Final line01:22:57

Production Record

DirectorFrank Borzage
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,131