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Night of the Quarter Moon

  • 19591959
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
97
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John Drew Barrymore and Julie London in Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
Drama
A young man returns to San Francisco and his wealthy family with a new bride. His family objects to his marriage as his wife is mixed race and his mother is determined to have it annulled.A young man returns to San Francisco and his wealthy family with a new bride. His family objects to his marriage as his wife is mixed race and his mother is determined to have it annulled.A young man returns to San Francisco and his wealthy family with a new bride. His family objects to his marriage as his wife is mixed race and his mother is determined to have it annulled.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
97
YOUR RATING
    • Hugo Haas
    • Franklin Coen
    • Frank Davis
  • Stars
    • Julie London
    • John Drew Barrymore
    • Anna Kashfi
    • Hugo Haas
    • Franklin Coen
    • Frank Davis
  • Stars
    • Julie London
    • John Drew Barrymore
    • Anna Kashfi
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Julie London
    Julie London
    • Ginny O'Sullivan Nelson
    John Drew Barrymore
    John Drew Barrymore
    • Roderic 'Chuck' Nelson
    Anna Kashfi
    Anna Kashfi
    • Maria Robbin
    Dean Jones
    Dean Jones
    • Lexington Nelson
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Cornelia Nelson
    Nat 'King' Cole
    Nat 'King' Cole
    • Cy Robbin
    Ray Anthony
    Ray Anthony
    • The Hotel Manager
    Jackie Coogan
    Jackie Coogan
    • Desk Sergeant Bragan
    Charles Chaplin Jr.
    Charles Chaplin Jr.
    • Young Thug
    Billy Daniels
    Billy Daniels
    • Headwaiter
    Cathy Crosby
    Cathy Crosby
    • Singer
    James Edwards
    James Edwards
    • Asa Tully
    Arthur Shields
    Arthur Shields
    • Captain Tom O'Sullivan
    Edward Andrews
    Edward Andrews
    • Clinton Page
    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • Judge
    Marguerite Belafonte
    • Hostess
    Joseph Bardo
    Joseph Bardo
    • Man at Shipyard
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Belser
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
      • Hugo Haas
      • Franklin Coen
      • Frank Davis
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      Bara Byrnes's debut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 9 (2002)

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    9/10
    Night of the Quartermoon, (the color of her skin).
    Here I am in 2007 replying to a post from the past, but whoever posted that first post was off! This movie was so true to life, it was scary to me, a Black-American, that it gave me chills. A friend has this movie in his "Black-Only" collection, along with other obscure movies I had never even heard of (such as "Up against the Wall" with Smokey Jackson)?? I ended up crying, wondering why any person of mixed heritage would go to such lengths to be accepted by another culture, especially one that is usually so adverse to the mixing of their blood with so called "inferiors", such as they called Black and other minority races! Love must surely be able to overcome many obstacles to flourish, but this is even too much heartache to have to live through, even for love! A very interesting and true to life story. The acting was wonderful, even if Julie London was only a singer, she seemed to convey the fact that she, as the character, loved above all else and John D. is just as good. His mother, played by Agnes Moorehead was a proper witch, and I wished someone would have looked into her background before we got to far into the movie, because of the saying "I think the lady doth protest too much". She may have had a touch of African blood in her lineage as well. I give this movie high marks for entertainment, and content.
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    • Mar 23, 2007

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      • November 1959 (Austria)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Albert Zugsmith Productions
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Black and White

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