Blood on the Moon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Blood on the Moon | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover of the French release of Blood on the Moon |
|
| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Produced by | Theron Warth |
| Written by | Luke Short (novel and adaptation) Lillie Hayward |
| Starring | Robert Mitchum Barbara Bel Geddes Robert Preston |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | November 9, 1948 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 88 min |
| Language | English |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Blood on the Moon is an RKO black-and-white 1948 "psychological" western directed by Robert Wise with cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. The film, starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Preston has many film noir elements. It was shot in California and some of the more scenic shots at Red Rock Crossing, Sedona, Arizona. Based on the novel by Luke Short.
[edit] Plot
Mitchum plays drifter cowboy Jim Garry. After receiving a job-offer letter from smooth-talking Tae Rilling (Preston), Garry rides into an Indian reservation and finds himself in the middle of a feud between cattle ranchers and homesteaders. What Garry doesn't realize is that Rilling, the man he now works for, is crooked. Tate plans to swindle naive landowners in an elaborate scheme involving a plan to make sure that cattle owner Lufton and his family don't get grazing land thereby losing their cattle. At first aligning himself with Rilling, Garry finally figures out that his so-called friend is up to no good and switches loyalty to Lufton and his daughters, leading to a bloody showdown.
[edit] Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry
- Barbara Bel Geddes as Amy Lufton
- Robert Preston as Tate Riling
- Walter Brennan as Kris Barden
- Phyllis Thaxter as Carol Lufton
- Frank Faylen as Jake Pindalest
- Tom Tully as John Lufton
- Charles McGraw as Milo Sweet
- Clifton Young as Joe Shotten
[edit] External links
- Blood on the Moon at the Internet Movie Database
- For the James Ellroy novel see Blood on the Moon (novel). For the film based upon the James Ellroy novel, see Cop (movie) .
