Moonlight and Cactus
Seen it?1944 | 60 min | Western, Comedy, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Blazing Saddles or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 796 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edward F. Cline
- Patty AndrewsPatty
- Maxene AndrewsMaxene
- Laverne AndrewsLaverne
- Leo CarrilloPasqualito Luigi
- Elyse KnoxLouise Ferguson
- Tom SeidelTom Garrison
- Shemp HowardPunchy Carter
- Eddie QuillanStubby Lamont
- Murray AlperSlugger
- Tom KennedyLucky