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60% Critic Match
The Moonlighter
“THE MOST MAN-WOMAN EXCITEMENT EVENT TO EXPLODE OFF THE SCREEN IN Natural Vision 3DIMENSION!”
6.0 / 10• 1953• 1h 18m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Wes Anderson is caught cattle rustling and promptly jailed. The public is outraged, but, since Wes always worked at night, they don't know what he looks like. Still, they break into the prison and lynch a hobo they think is Wes, while the actual culprit sneaks off to see his old flame, Rela, who has recently taken up with his straitlaced brother, Tom (William Ching). But Tom is envious of his outlaw brother, and he decides to join Wes in a life of crime.
Cast & Crew
Barbara Stanwyck
Rela
Lead
Fred MacMurray
Wes Anderson
Ward Bond
Cole Gardner
William Ching
Tom Anderson
John Dierkes
Sheriff Daws
Morris Ankrum
Alexander Prince
Jack Elam
Slim
Charles Halton
Clemmons Usqubaugh
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roy Rowland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Moonlighter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
