Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with a special screening of a Western film made in Sedona, “Blood on the Moon,” on Saturday, July 27 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
The afternoon of Sedona movie history will begin at 3 pm with a panel discussion about the film itself and stories about the filming. The panel features film historians John Conway and Clancy Sage. Following the discussion, the 1948 film starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Preston will show.
“Blood on the Moon,” a noir Western thriller, tells the story of Jim Garry (Mitchum) who falls in with an old friend, Tate Riling (Preston) and gets caught up in a simmering confrontation between homesteaders and cattle ranchers. The twists and turns of the story unfold as Garry falls for Amy (Bel Geddes), the daughter of cattle rancher John Lufton (played by Tom Tully).
The film was shot in multiple locations in California and Sedona. Though the film is in black and white, viewers will easily pick out Sedona’s scenic red rocks in several scenes.
The screening is a partnership with the Sedona International Film Festival. Tickets are available now at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre box office or online at https://sedonafilmfestival.com/event/blood-on-the-moon/. Proceeds benefit the Sedona Historical Society and Sedona Heritage Museum.
The Sedona Historical Society operates the Sedona Heritage Museum located in Jordan Historical Park, 735 Jordan Road in Uptown Sedona, Arizona. Open daily 11 am – 3 pm. For more information call 928-282-7038 or visit www.sedonamuseum.org.
