Blood on the Moon

Pistol-for-hire Jim Garry (Robert Mitchum) saddled up for an enforcer’s job with old amigo Tate Riling (Robert Preston), who was looking to squeeze rancher John Lufton (Tom Tully) into selling his herd cheap. Attracted to Lufton’s daughter Amy (Barbara Bel Geddes) and disgusted by the strong-arm scheme, Garry finds himself switching sides for a showdown. Robert Wise’s film noir-ish oater, adapted from Luke Short’s "Gunman’s Chance," co-stars Walter Brennan, Frank Faylen, Phyllis Thaxter. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.