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Blood on the moon (1948)

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Blood On The Moon

1948’s Blood on the Moon is a neo-noir take on the western film. Robert Mitchum plays the long-haired drifter that finds himself in between the struggle between homesteaders and ranchers.

Blood on the Moon poster

Movie Plot: Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.

  • Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
  • Rated: Passed
  • Released: 21 Nov 1948 in USA
  • Runtime: 88 min
  • Starring: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan
  • BoxOffice: N/A
  • Awards: N/A

Blood on the Moon was Written by Lillie Hayward (screenplay), Harold Shumate (adaptation), Luke Short (adaptation), Luke Short (from the Saturday Evening Post serial storyl by) and directed by Robert Wise and produced by RKO Radio Pictures Inc..

6.9/10 IMDB Rating 100% Rotten Tomatoes
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