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Blood on the Moon

A woman's bullet kills as quick as a man's!

Nov 11, 1948 1h 28mRomanceWestern
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Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling 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 out of a fortune.

Director
Robert Wise
Signature
Drama · Craft · Tension
Worldwide
$88
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Tension42
Wonder38
Action34
Humour30

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Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling 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 out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.

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$88
Release date
Nov 11, 1948
Runtime
1h 28m
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United States of America

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