7/10
The trail gets dusty and bullets fly in the breeze
12 June 2018
Warning: Spoilers
One of the better westerns from RKO Radio Pictures. Credit director Robert Wise for this sagebrush classic starring Robert Mitchum as a lonely drifter named Jim Garry, who gets involved with a fast talking friend, Tate Riling (Robert Preston), as a conflict between cattleman and homesteaders is warming up. Of course, Riling always has a way of getting in the middle of shady schemes involving underhanded money. Garry meets a cattle owner John Lufton (Tom Tully), who's attitude grows hostile after suspecting that his new friend is in cahoots with Riling trying to get his herd for cheap.

This black and white western is based on a novel by Luke Short and is filmed in the scenic area of Sedona, Arizona at Red Rock Crossing. BLOOD on the MOON will bring back memories of Saturday afternoons at the movies.

A star filled cast is rounded out with: Barbara Bel Geddes, Frank Faylen, Walter Brennan, Phyliss Thaxter, Harry Carey, Jr., Charles McGraw and Iron Eyes Cody.
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