Of the movies that writers and historians call "Noir Westerns," none is more celebrated than 1948's Blood on the Moon. The comingling of the Western genre and the noir style crystalized in this extraordinary film, in turn influencing Westerns in the 1950s to become darker and more psychological. Produced during the height of the post-World War II film noir movement, Blood on the Moon is a classic Western immersed in the film noir netherworld of double crosses, government corruption, shabby barrooms, gun-toting goons, and romantic betrayals. With this volume, biographer and noir expert Alan K. Rode brings the film to life for a new generation of readers and film lovers.
- ISBN10 0826364691
- ISBN13 9780826364692
- Publish Date 31 March 2023
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of New Mexico Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 136
- Language English