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HER ARMS...HER LOVE...HIS ONLY ESCAPE FROM A HERITAGE OF HATE!

6.2

1h 30m

1948

“HER ARMS...HER LOVE...HIS ONLY ESCAPE FROM A HERITAGE OF HATE!”

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

Director

Frank Borzage

Drama

swampfilm noirguilt

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Cast & Crew

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

as Danny Hawkins

Gail Russell

Gail Russell

as Gilly Johnson

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

as Grandma

Allyn Joslyn

Allyn Joslyn

as Clem Otis

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

as Mose

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

as Billy Scripture

David Street

David Street

as Ken Williams

Selena Royle

Selena Royle

as Aunt Jessie

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Jimmy Biff

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