- Country: USA
- Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Music
- Release: 1944-09-08
- Director: Edward F. Cline
- Writers: Eugene Conrad , Paul Gerard Smith
- Language: English
- Stars: The Andrews Sisters , Patty Andrews , Maxene Andrews , Laverne Andrews , Leo Carrillo , Elyse Knox , Tom Seidel , Shemp Howard , Eddie Quillan (1907–1990) , Murray Alper
- Runtime: 60 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Moonlight and Cactus (Canada) , Moonlight and Cactus (Australia) , Cactus Round-Up (United States of America) , Moonlight and Cactus , Moonlight and Cactus (United Kingdom) , Moonlight and Cactus (United States of America) , Luar de Prata (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
- Plot: Petty Officer Tom Garrison (Tom Seidel)of the Merchant Marines returns on shore leave to his cattle ranch, and brings with him shipmates "Stubby" (Eddie Quillan),"Slugger" (Murray Alper),"Punchy" (Shemp Howard), and "Lucky" (Tom Kennedy). At the ranch, Tom finds that because of WWII manpower shortage, women have taken over operating the ranch. Heading the cowgirls are Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews, Lou Ferguson (Elyse Knox) and Abigail (Minerva Urecal). Lou tells Tom that a large number of cattle have been mysteriously disappearing, and they decide to hire neighboring rancher Pasqualito (Leo Carrillo), who makes claims to being a great detective, and his assistant, Ogala (Frank Lackteen), an Indian. Tom's cattle show up on Pasqualito's ranchero, but he has an excuse.
- IMDB:tt0037086
Moonlight and Cactus Cast · · · ALL
Edward F. Cline
Director
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
(1907–1990)
Stubby Lamont
Murray Alper
Slugger
Tom Kennedy
Lucky
Frank Lackteen
Ogala
Minerva Urecal
Abigail
Mitchell Ayres
Himself (as Mitch Ayres)
Jacqueline deWit
Elsie
Mary O’Brien
Amanda
Mady Correll
Girl