The Moonlighter (1953)
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.
Director:
Roy Rowland
Writer:
Niven Busch
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Barbara Stanwyck as Rela |
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Fred MacMurray as Wes Anderson |
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Ward Bond as Cole Gardner |
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William Ching as Tom Anderson |
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John Dierkes as Sheriff Daws |
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Morris Ankrum as Alexander Prince |
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Jack Elam as Slim |
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Charles Halton as Clemmons Usqubaugh |
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Norman Leavitt as Tidy |
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Sam Flint as Mr. Mott |
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Myra Marsh as Mrs. Anderson |
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William Kerwin as Tony |
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Tom Keene as Sheriff |
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Byron Foulger as Mr. Gurley |
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Myron Healey as Deputy Joe Bayliss |
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Steve Rowland as Marilla |
| Directing | Roy Rowland | Director |
| Writing | Niven Busch | Story |
| Writing | Niven Busch | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joseph Bernhard | Producer |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Music |
| Editing | Terry O. Morse | Editor |
| Art | Charles D. Hall | Art Direction |
| Art | Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Percy Ikerd | Production Manager |
| Directing | Horace Hough | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Victor B. Appel | Sound |
| Art | David Commons | Title Designer |
| Art | Jack Rabin | Title Designer |