Sun-Up

Sun-Up is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Goulding based upon a successful 1924 play of the same name by Lula Vollmer.

The film stars Lucille La Verne, replaying her successful New York stage role, Pauline Starke, and Conrad Nagel.

[1][2] As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] Rufe, the son of a murdered Appalachian moonshiner, outpoints his rival, Sheriff Weeks, when he marries Emmy before going to serve in the War.

A deserter is concealed by Rufe’s mother and later she learns that he is the son of the murderer of her husband.

A print of Sun-Up is preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in their studio library.