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Feature film — 1948

Blood on the Moon (1948)

6.21h 28mWestern — Romance

Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers Riling's plot to dupe local rancher John Lufton out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.

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A high-signal pick with 73 votes.

RKO Radio Pictures

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Director: Robert Wise

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Cast & crew

Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry

Robert Mitchum

Jim Garry

Barbara Bel Geddes as Amy Lufton

Barbara Bel Geddes

Amy Lufton

Robert Preston as Tate Riling

Robert Preston

Tate Riling

Walter Brennan as Kris Barden

Walter Brennan

Kris Barden

Phyllis Thaxter as Carol Lufton

Phyllis Thaxter

Carol Lufton

Frank Faylen as Jake Pindalest

Frank Faylen

Jake Pindalest

Tom Tully as John Lufton

Tom Tully

John Lufton

Charles McGraw as Milo Sweet

Charles McGraw

Milo Sweet

Clifton Young as Joe Shotten

Clifton Young

Joe Shotten

Tom Tyler as Frank Reardon

Tom Tyler

Frank Reardon

George Cooper as Fred Barden

George Cooper

Fred Barden

Tom Keene as Ted Elser

Tom Keene

Ted Elser

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