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Moontide( 1942)

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Overview

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean Gabin

      Bobo

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      Ida Lupino

      Anna

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      Thomas Mitchell

      Tiny

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      Claude Rains

      Nutsy

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      Jerome Cowan

      Dr. Frank Brothers

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      Helene Reynolds

      Woman on Boat

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      Ralph Byrd

      Reverend Wilson

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      William Halligan

      "Charlie", Bartender

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      Victor Sen Yung

      Jimmy Takeo

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      Chester Gan

      Henry Hirota

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      Robin Raymond

      Mildred

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      Arthur Aylesworth

      Pop Kelly

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      Arthur Hohl

      Jennings

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      John Kelly

      Mac

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      Ralph Dunn

      Policeman

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      Tully Marshall

      Simpson

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      Gertrude Astor

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Paul E. Burns

      General Store Clerk (uncredited)

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      Forrest Dillon

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Bruce Edwards

      Man (uncredited)

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      William Forrest

      Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)

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      Vera Lewis

      Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

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      Tommy Mack

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Pat McKee

      Tough Mug at Bar (uncredited)

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      Robert Milasch

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Roseanne Murray

      Girl on Beach (uncredited)

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      Constantine Romanoff

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Marion Rosamond

      Girl on Beach (uncredited)

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      Harry Semels

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Charles Tannen

      Radio Broadcaster (Voice) (uncredited)

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      Max Wagner

      Fisherman (uncredited)

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      Blackie Whiteford

      Big Guy at Bar in Opening Scene (uncredited)

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      Poppy Wilde

      Well-Dressed Woman in Bar (uncredited)

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      Tom Dugan

      First Waiter (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Sep 24 2017
    Sunnyside Up and Red Dot. Moontide is directed by Archie Mayo and adapted to screenplay by John O'Hara from the novel written by Willard Robertson. Its stars Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell and Claude Rains. Music is by David Buttolph and Cyril J. Mockridge, with cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. Sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful, but also wasteful, Moontide is a choppy experience. Hindered by production code strong arming and Fritz Lang and Lucien Ballard leaving the initial production, there's an over whelming feeling of what might have been. Story finds Gabin as Bobo, a s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • california
    • drowning
    • san francisco, california
    • suicide attempt
    • blackout
    • film noir
    • harbor
    • drifter
    • strangulation
    • wedding ceremony
    • strangler
    • dock
    • longshoreman
    • waterfront
    • betrayal by friend
    • binge drinking
    • manipulative friend
    • northern california
    • jealous friend
    • dock worker
    • man saves troubled woman