---
title: 'Blood on the Moon (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wise'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/blood-on-the-moon-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040175/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Blood on the Moon (1948)

1948 · 88 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Blood on the Moon is a 1948 RKO black-and-white "psychological" Western film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston and Walter Brennan. Directed by Robert Wise, the cinematography is by Nicholas Musuraca. The movie was shot in California as well as some of the more scenic shots at Red Rock Crossing, Sedona, Arizona. The picture is based on the novel Gunman's Chance by Luke Short.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Screenplay:** [Lillie Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillie-hayward)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)

## Cast

- [Tom Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tyler)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)
- [Barbara Bel Geddes](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-bel-geddes)
- [Phyllis Thaxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-thaxter)
- [Al Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-ferguson)
- [Frank Faylen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-faylen)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Bud Osborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-osborne)
- [Tom Tully](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tully)
- [Charles McGraw](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mcgraw)
- [Tom Keene](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-keene)

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