Blood on the Moon

Alan K. Rode is a charter director and the treasurer of the Film Noir Foundation, spearheading the preservation and restoration of America's noir heritage. A documentarian and producer, he is also the author of Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film and Charles McGraw: Film Noir Tough Guy.

• PrefaceIntroductionSynopsisChapter One. The AuthorChapter Two. Book to FilmChapter Three. RKO PicturesChapter Four. The DirectorChapter Five. PreproductionChapter Six. The CastChapter Seven. ProductionChapter Eight. PostproductionChapter Nine. AftermathAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

A first-rate look at an undervalued movie that represents a noted Western author (Luke Short), a talented screenwriter (Lillie Hayward), a director who was just coming into his own (Robert Wise), and a star on the ascendence (Robert Mitchum). Alan K. Rode gives us the story behind the story onscreen."--Leonard Maltin, author of Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide