Under Western Skies
For the Bing Crosby album, see Under Western Skies (album).
| Under Western Skies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Produced by | Joseph Gershenson |
| Written by | Stanley Roberts, Clyde Bruckman |
| Based on |
Musical Round-up by Stanley Roberts |
| Starring | Leo Carrillo, Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr. |
| Music by | George Gershwin, Milton Rosen, Everett Carter, Frank Skinner, H. J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 56–57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Under Western Skies is a 1945 American musical western, set in the fictional town of Rim Rock, Arizona. 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
- Leo Carrillo – King Carlos Randall
- Martha O'Driscoll – Katie Wells
- Noah Beery, Jr. – Tod Howell
- Leon Errol – Willie Wells
- Dorothy Granger – Maybelle Watkins
- Irving Bacon – Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
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 at the Internet Movie Database
- Under Western Skies at AllMovie
- Under Western Skies at the TCM Movie Database
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