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Blood on the Moon (1948)
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9 November 1948 (USA)
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LUSTY! VIOLENT! SAVAGE! more
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When a shady-looking stranger rides into town to join his old friend it is assumed he is a hired gun...
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Cattleman
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One of the best westerns ever made
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Jim Garry | |
| Barbara Bel Geddes | ... | Amy Lufton | |
| Robert Preston | ... | Tate Riling | |
| Walter Brennan | ... | Kris Barden | |
| Phyllis Thaxter | ... | Carol Lufton | |
| Frank Faylen | ... | Jake Pindalest | |
| Tom Tully | ... | John Lufton | |
| Charles McGraw | ... | Milo Sweet | |
| Clifton Young | ... | Joe Shotten | |
| Tom Tyler | ... | Frank Reardon | |
| George Cooper | ... | Fred Barden | |
| Tom Keene | ... | Ted Elser (as Richard Powers) | |
| Bud Osborne | ... | Cap Willis | |
| Zon Murray | ... | Nels Titterton | |
| Robert Bray | ... | Bart Daniels |
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88 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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In 1957, this film was distributed on a double bill in the USA with Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957). (Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) was retitled "Battle Hell".)
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Jake Pindalest:
Here's the item we were talking about the other day. I think you'll find it satisfactory.
Tate Riling: United States dollars are usually satisfactory, aren't they?
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Tate Riling: United States dollars are usually satisfactory, aren't they?
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This film is a dark, brooding affair that has plenty of action and suspense and unfolds like an urban thriller. The story is lean and straightforward in its plot development of a range war, a staple of many westerns. Robert Mitchum is excellent as a drifting cowboy who gets caught in the middle of a feud between cattle ranchers and Barbara Bel Geddes matches him with her portrayal of a tough, feisty ranch girl. Robert Preston is also good as a rancher at odds with Tom Tully in their range war and there's a romantic angle that further complicates matters between the ranchers. The picture has crisp black and white camera work with noir shadings here and there and the music is also good. Of note in the film is a savage saloon brawl notable for its intensity, a brutal confrontation that ranks among the best in any western.