Under Western Skies (1945 film)
Under Western Skies is a 1945 American Musical Western film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Martha O'Driscoll and Noah Beery, Jr. It is set in the fictional town of Rim Rock, Arizona.
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| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Produced by | Warren Wilson |
| Screenplay by | Stanley Roberts Clyde Bruckman |
| Story by | Stanley Roberts (Original Story) |
| Starring | Martha O'Driscoll Noah Beery, Jr. |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Katie Wells (Martha O'Driscoll) is part of a traveling musical troupe that arrives in town after having been waylayed by local bandit King Carlos Randall (Leo Carrillo) who is smitten by the pretty entertainer. Randall and his gang follow the troupe into town and disrupt the show when Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt (Irving Bacon) accosts them.
Rim Rock school teacher Tod Howell (Noah Beery, Jr.) begins courting Wells, but plans are thwarted when Randall kidnaps Wells. Sheriff Wyatt rescues Wells, and she and Howell are married.[1]
Cast
- Martha O'Driscoll as Katie Wells
- Noah Beery, Jr. as Tod Howell
- Leo Carrillo as King Carlos Randall
- Leon Errol as Willie Wells
- Irving Bacon as Sheriff James Whircolm Wyatt
- Dorothy Granger – Maybelle Watkins
- Ian Keith as Professor Moffett
- Jennifer Holt as Charity
- Edna May Wonacott as Faith
- Earle Hodgins as Mayor Dave Mayfield
- Al Shaw as Barton Brother Act (as Shaw and Lee)
- Sam Lee as Barton Brother Act (as Shaw and Lee)
- Dorothy Granger as Maybelle
- Jack Rice as Neil Mathews
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References
- "Under Western Skies". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
External links
- Under Western Skies at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Under Western Skies on IMDb
- Under Western Skies at AllMovie
- Under Western Skies at the TCM Movie Database
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