Moonlight and Cactus

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.

Cast

Patty Andrews

as Patty

Maxene Andrews

as Maxene

Laverne Andrews

as Laverne

Leo Carrillo

as Pasqualito Luigi

Elyse Knox

as Louise Ferguson

Tom Seidel

as Tom Garrison

Shemp Howard

as Punchy Carter

Eddie Quillan

as Stubby Lamont

Murray Alper

as Slugger

Tom Kennedy

as Lucky

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