''Moonlight and Cactus'' is a 1944 American
musical Western
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film featuring
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January ...
. The screenplay concerns a ranch owner whose cattle are stolen.
Plot
United States
Merchant Marine Tom Garrison is the owner of a ranch being run by the Andrew Sisters, and all his cattle have been stolen. He hires neighbor Pasqualito Luigi to find the missing livestock.
Cast
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Patty Andrews – Herself
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Maxene Andrews
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January 3 ...
– Herself
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Laverne Andrews – Herself
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Leo Carrillo
Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo (; August 6, 1880 – September 10, 1961), known professionally as Leo Carrillo, was an American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
He was best known for playing Pancho in the television ...
– Pasqualito Luigi
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Tom Seidel – Tom Garrison
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Elyse Knox
Elyse Knox (born Elsie M. Kornbrath, December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer.
Early life
Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Austrian immigrants Hermine Sophie (née Muc ...
- Louise Ferguson
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Shemp Howard
Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent.
He is best known as the ...
- Punchy Carter
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1944 films
American black-and-white films
American musical drama films
1940s musical drama films
American Western (genre) films
1944 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) musical films
1940s Western (genre) musical films
1944 drama films
Universal Pictures films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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