Blood on the Moon is a classic western film released in 1948 and directed by Robert Wise. The movie stars renowned actor Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry, a drifter cowboy who arrives in the town of Pride to work for a rich landowner named Tate Riling, played by Robert Preston. Garry soon learns that the town is divided by a bitter conflict between homesteaders and cattle ranchers who are fighting over the right to use a nearby river.
As Garry becomes embroiled in the local conflict, he finds himself drawn to the homesteaders, who are being ruthlessly exploited by Riling and his henchmen. He also falls for a beautiful woman named Amy (Barbara Bel Geddes), who is the daughter of one of the homesteaders. However, Garry's loyalties are tested when he discovers that Riling is planning to use force and violence to drive all the homesteaders off their land.
As tensions reach a boiling point, Garry is forced to choose sides and confront Riling and his gang in a climactic showdown. Along the way, Garry must also confront his own demons and come to terms with his past mistakes. Blood on the Moon is a classic tale of honor, loyalty, and redemption set against the backdrop of the untamed wild west.