Moonlight and Cactus (1944 film)

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Moonlight and Cactus
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Written byEugene Conrad
Paul Gerard Smith
Produced byFrank Gross
Starring Leo Carrillo
The Andrews Sisters
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited byRay Snyder
Music by Charles Previn
Hughie Prince
Vic Schoen
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • 1944 (1944)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Moonlight and Cactus is a 1944 American musical Western film featuring The Andrews Sisters. The screenplay concerns a ranch owner whose cattle are stolen.

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Plot

United States Merchant Marine Tom Garrison is the owner of a ranch being run by the Andrews Sisters, and all his cattle have been stolen. He hires neighbor Pasqualito Luigi to find the missing livestock. [1]

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References

  1. "Moonlight and Cactus". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved August 2, 2015.