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Night of the Quarter Moon is a american film of genre Drama directed by Hugo Haas released in USA on 4 march 1959 with Julie London
Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 march 1959
Length 1h36
Directed by Hugo Haas
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism
Rating62%
Night of the Quarter Moon is a 1959 drama film directed by Hugo Haas and written by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis. The film stars Julie London, John Drew Barrymore, Anna Kashfi, Dean Jones, Agnes Moorehead and Nat King Cole. The film was released on March 4, 1959, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Synopsis
A young man returns home with a new bride, but his family objects when they learn she is of mixed race.Actors
Julie London
(Ginny O'Sullivan Nelson)
John Drew Barrymore
(Roderic 'Chuck' Nelson)
Anna Kashfi
(Maria Robbin)
Dean Jones
(Lexington Nelson)
Agnes Moorehead
(Cornelia Nelson)
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