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The Moonlighter (1953)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Barbara StanwyckBarbara StanwyckRela
  • Photo of Fred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayWes Anderson
  • Photo of Ward BondWard BondCole Gardner
  • Photo of William ChingWilliam ChingTom Anderson
  • Photo of John DierkesJohn DierkesSheriff Daws
  • Photo of Morris AnkrumMorris AnkrumAlexander Prince
  • Photo of Jack ElamJack ElamSlim
  • Photo of Charles HaltonCharles HaltonClemmons Usqubaugh
  • Photo of Norman LeavittNorman LeavittTidy
  • Photo of Sam FlintSam FlintMr. Mott

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