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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.6 / 100
1948·Drama / Western / Romance·1h 28m

BLOOD ON THE MOON

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

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.

Above the Line
Robert Wise·DirectorLillie Hayward·ScreenplayLuke Short·AdaptationNicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyRoy Webb·Original Music ComposerSamuel E. Beetley·Editor
Cast
Robert Mitchum·Jim GarryBarbara Bel Geddes·Amy LuftonRobert Preston·Tate RilingWalter Brennan·Kris BardenPhyllis Thaxter·Carol LuftonFrank Faylen·Jake PindalestTom Tully·John LuftonCharles McGraw·Milo SweetClifton Young·Joe ShottenTom Tyler·Frank Reardon
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 3
Robert Wise·DirectorMaxwell O. Henry·Assistant DirectorBill Shanks·Script Supervisor
Writing· 4
Lillie Hayward·ScreenplayLuke Short·AdaptationHarold Shumate·AdaptationLuke Short·Novel
Camera· 4
Nicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyOllie Sigurdson·Still PhotographerTom Clement·GripFred Bentley·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Samuel E. Beetley·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Roy Webb·Original Music ComposerJohn L. Cass·SoundC. Bakaleinikoff·Music DirectorTerry Kellum·Sound
Art & Design· 6
Albert S. D'Agostino·Art DirectionEdward Stevenson·Costume DesignWalter E. Keller·Art DirectionJames Altwies·Set DecorationDarrell Silvera·Set DecorationGordon Bau·Makeup Supervisor
Production· 2
Theron Warth·ProducerSid Rogell·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 1
Russell A. Cully·Special Effects
By the Numbers
73.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
83%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$88
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Blood on the Moon's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#C61313
#FFFFFF
#3A2A2A
Mood
Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a man in a cowboy hat holding a smoking revolver in the foreground, looking up and to the right. In the upper left, a woman in a cowboy hat ”

westerndrama
Key Elements
Cowboy HatRevolverRifleHorsesRiders
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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