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The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter (1953)

1h 18m | PG-13

⭐ 5.7 / 10

Wes Anderson (Fred MacMurray) 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 (Barbara Stanwyck), 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.

Director: Roy Rowland

Studio: Joseph Bernhard Productions Inc.

Genre: Western

Video: 720p

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Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

as Rela

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

as Wes Anderson

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

as Cole Gardner

William Ching

William Ching

as Tom Anderson

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

as Sheriff Daws

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

as Alexander Prince