Moonlight and Cactus (1944)

Petty Officer Tom Garrison (Tom Seidel)of the Merchant Marines returns on shore leave to his cattle ranch, and brings with him shipmates "Stubby" (Eddie Quillan),"Slugger" (Murray Alper),"... See full summary »

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Eugene Conrad (original screenplay), Paul Girard Smith (original screenplay)

Stars:

The Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
The Andrews Sisters	...	The Andrews Sisters
Patty Andrews	...	Patty
Maxene Andrews	...	Maxene
Laverne Andrews	...	Laverne
Leo Carrillo	...	Pasqualito Luigi
Elyse Knox	...	Louise Ferguson
Tom Seidel	...	Tom Garrison
Shemp Howard	...	Punchy Carter
Eddie Quillan	...	Stubby Lamont
Murray Alper	...	Slugger
Tom Kennedy	...	Lucky
Frank Lackteen	...	Ogala
Chatita Tovar	...	Child Dancer
Minerva Urecal	...	Abigail
Mitchell Ayres	...	Mitch Ayers

Storyline

Petty Officer Tom Garrison (Tom Seidel)of the Merchant Marines returns on shore leave to his cattle ranch, and brings with him shipmates "Stubby" (Eddie Quillan),"Slugger" (Murray Alper),"Punchy" (Shemp Howard), and "Lucky" (Tom Kennedy). At the ranch, Tom finds that because of WWII manpower shortage, women have taken over operating the ranch. Heading the cowgirls are Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews, Lou Ferguson (Elyse Knox) and Abigail (Minerva Urecal). Lou tells Tom that a large number of cattle have been mysteriously disappearing, and they decide to hire neighboring rancher Pasqualito (Leo Carrillo), who makes claims to being a great detective, and his assistant, Ogala (Frank Lackteen), an Indian. Tom's cattle show up on Pasqualito's ranchero, but he has an excuse.

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Plot Keywords:

merchant marine | cowgirl | indian | shipmate | cattle ranch | 

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Taglines:

THE GALS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE OLD WEST WITH RHYTHM!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cactus Round-Up

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Heave Ho"
Written by Jack Lawrence, as Lt. Jack Lawrence
Performed by Mitchell Ayres Orchestra

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