Blood on the Moon (1948) FotW #308

[Cocoa]

Film of the Week #308: Blood on the Moon (1948)



Summary:
Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.

#427 on 500<400, with 248 checks.
Nominated by blocho and joachimt.
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From the 500<400 results

#427(NEW) Blood on the Moon (1948)

Directed by: Robert Wise
(280.31 Pts, 9 Votes) , Top 1–10–50: 0–0–3
History: 427←801←682←580←919←NA←499

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This movie fits the current Noir Challenge.



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[blocho]

Decent Western, enlivened occasionally by some snappy dialogue. I don't see much noir here.

[joachimt]

Decent indeed, but a rather forgettable story. 6/10

[Cocoa]

I wouldn't have put this on the schedule for the noir challenge if it wasn't for the fact that it's on the big official noir list.

[72aicm]

5/10 here. Watched earlier this month.

[mathiasa]

Some good cinematography towards the end, when Jim is in the woods. It’s definitely a noir western. 6.1/10

[xianjiro]

Yeah, was definitely thinking this one was influenced by noir, but while the story starts out with questions, the ending is pretty much what we expect for both genres. Okay acting and design though at times the set does seem a bit flat (sound-stage-y) and during the first half the music is oppressive, but it's pretty average, forgettable fair from the late 40s. I could see this being a double feature - with the other movie being a better draw. (Seems the IMDb trivia supports this as well.) I'll also go for 6 stars.

[matthewscott8]

Tentative pre-cursor to great films like Man of the West, Day of the Outlaw. Ramrod, released one year earlier was much better western noir fare.

[blocho]

Ramrod, released one year earlier was much better western noir fare.

Agreed