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Moonlight and Cactus
Moonlight and Cactus

Moonlight and Cactus

THE GALS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE OLD WEST WITH RHYTHM!

Genres

WesternComedyMusic

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The swinging Andrews Sisters provide the musical interludes and romance in this western. They play a trio of WW II era ranchers. That they are so good at running it proves terrible surprise for a ranch hand who has just returned home after serving in the Navy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

08 September 1944

Country

United States of America

Cast

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Pasqualito Luigi

Elyse Knox

Elyse Knox

Louise Ferguson

Tom Seidel

Tom Seidel

Tom Garrison

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Punchy Carter

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Stubby Lamont

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Slugger

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Lucky

Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen

Ogala

Chatita Tovar

Chatita Tovar

Child Dancer

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Abigail

Mitchell Ayres

Mitchell Ayres

Himself (as Mitch Ayres)

Lollita Tovar

Lollita Tovar

Child Dancer

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

Elsie

Mary O'Brien

Mary O'Brien

Amanda

Mady Correll

Mady Correll

Girl

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