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Moonlight and Cactus(1944)
Status: Released
Date: 1944-09-08
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Time: 1h 0m
THE GALS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE OLD WEST WITH RHYTHM!
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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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Movie: Moonlight and Cactus
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Patty Andrews
Patty
Maxene Andrews
Maxene
Laverne Andrews
Laverne
Leo Carrillo
Pasqualito Luigi
Elyse Knox
Louise Ferguson
Tom Seidel
Tom Garrison
Shemp Howard
Punchy Carter
Eddie Quillan
Stubby Lamont
Murray Alper
Slugger
Tom Kennedy
Lucky
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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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1944-09-08
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THE GALS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE OLD WEST WITH RHYTHM!
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