Blood on the Moon

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Blood on the Moon

1948,

1h 28m,

Western

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83%

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Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry (Robert Mitchum) is asked by his old friend Tate Riling (Robert Preston) 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 (Tom Tully) out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy (Barbara Bel Geddes), gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.

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David Nusair

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Aug 14, 2021

1.5/4

...hopelessly convoluted and devoid of interesting, attention-grabbing elements...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 16, 2020

2.5/4

A good opening act and a great knockdown fight are pluses.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

May 13, 2020

3/4

Mitchum manages to find a sense of moral ambiguity to his amoral gunslinger that elevates the film above your typical western B-movie.

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

Dec 28, 2018

6/10

The film carries a striking psychological intensity...

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Dennis Schwartz

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Sep 28, 2010

B+

Above average western.

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Emanuel Levy

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Oct 16, 2005

4/5

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Kylo L

Jul 18, 2018

Blood on the Moon is a decent film. It is about an unemployed cowhand who hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton. Robert Mitchum and Robert Preston give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Robert Wise did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because action and adventure.

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Synopsis

Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry (Robert Mitchum) is asked by his old friend Tate Riling (Robert Preston) 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 (Tom Tully) out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy (Barbara Bel Geddes), gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.

Director: Robert Wise
Producer: Theron Warth
Screenwriter: Lillie Hayward
Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 1948, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 28m

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