Moontide (1942)

Name: Moontide
Director: Archie Mayo
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1942-05-29
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Cast: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Drama Romance Thriller

Director: Archie Mayo

Cast: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Runtime94 min

RatingNR

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

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Directed by Archie Mayo, the 1942 film Moontide features a compelling performance by Jean Gabin as a longshoreman grappling with the aftermath of a drunken night, blending elements of drama, romance, and thriller for a captivating character study.

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Moontide is a 1942 American romantic drama film with elements of a thriller. It was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Archie Mayo, who took over direction after the initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the shooting schedule. The screenplay was written by John O'Hara and Nunnally Johnson (uncredited), based on the 1940 novel Moon Tide by Willard Robertson. The film features French star Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell and Claude Rains.