The son of a man convicted of murder faces bullying, then suspicion when he is accused of a crime, too. Directed by Frank Borzage, the film is moody, dark and a bit gothic. Dane Clark and Gail Russell are your leads, with a late-film appearance by Ethel Barrymore. And you’ll hate young Lloyd Bridges. Noir czar Eddie Muller calls Borzage ‘relentlessly romantic,” which is a huge contrast to this film, which Muller ranks it among his top 25 noir films. Moonrise Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard Referenced Works Moonrise (1948) Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at [email protected], Mastodon or Bluesky. Check out our new LTS BookShop.org page. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Moonrise Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 5 I Love Dead Lucy 98 Toshirô Mifune Can Get It! 129 There Are No Cars 96 I Think He Might Be A Sociopath 70 Things Just Keep Happening And Nothing Makes Sense Next time, we’ll watch Pride of the Yankees trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.