Psychological Western Collides With Film Noir in a Robert Mitchum Movie That's Even Better Than Its 83% on Rotten Tomatoes Suggests

If the 1948 flickBlood on the Mooncomes to mind, then you’re on the right track.

It’s then that everything begins to change.Blood on the Moonis unequivocally a Western.

Mitchum’s role was an intentional throwback to the classic era of Westerns.

This Underrated Robert Mitchum Western With 83% On RT Perfectly Combines His 2 Best Genres (Blood and Moon, It’s a Noir and a Western)

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This is not to say that the rest of the cast is no good.

And don’t worry, there’s enough action to go around as well.

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Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry and Barbara Bel Geddes as Amy Lufton stand together in ‘Blood on the Moon’

Image via RKO Radio Pictures

Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry sitting by a campfire in Blood on the Moon

Image via RKO Radio Pictures

Custom image of Robert Mitchum against a ‘Tombstone’-themed background