Night of the Quarter Moon

Night of the Quarter Moon

I don't care what she is.... she's mine!

NR 1959 · 96 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

A POW marries a woman he meets in Mexico. Controversy erupts when people find out that she's one-quarter black.

Directed by Hugo Haas · Written by Frank Davis

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