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Plot

One of the best "psychological" westerns of the 1940s, RKO Radio's Blood on the Moon stars Robert Mitchum as itinerant cowboy Jim Garry. Riding into a Texas Indian reservation, Garry finds himself embroiled in a deadly feud between cattle ranchers and homesteaders. He befriends both Amy Lufton (Barbara Bel Geddes), daughter of wealthy cattle man John Lufton (Tom Tully), and smooth-talking mercenary Tate Rilling (Robert Preston). What neither Garry nor Amy realize is that Rilling is a snake, conspiring with crooked Indian agent Jake Pindalest (Frank Faylen) to make off with Lufton's cattle. At first aligning himself with Rilling, Garry finally figures out that his so-called friend is up to no good and casts his lot with Lufton, leading to a bloody showdown. Based on the novel by Luke Short, Blood on the Moon was given top-grade treatment by director Robert Wise, an alumnus of RKO Radio's editing department.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Westerns
Run Time:
88min.
Theatrical Release Date:
06/26/2005
Distributor(s):
RKO Radio Pictures
Director(s):
Themes:
Cattle Ranchers,Lone Wolves,Vigilantes,Dangerous Friends,Ranchers
Tone:
Confrontational,Forceful,Menacing,Tense,Gritty
Keywords:
cattlemen,con/scam,drifter,friendship,homestead,land-scheme,land-war,landowner,outlaw [Western],partner,ranch,range-war
Language:
English