Under Western Skies (1926 film)
Under Western Skies is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Norman Kerry, Anne Cornwall, and Ward Crane.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
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| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
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| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Bob Erskine, son of the New York Banker James Erskine, gets acquainted with Sam Parkhurst, an Oregon rancher, and falls in love with his daughter Ella. Later at Pendleton, Oregon, Bob works as a harvest-hand for Sam. A crop failure threatens the area farmers because the eastern bankers, headed by James Erskine, will not advance any of the farmers money. Bob bargains with his father. The father agrees to advance the money to the farmers if Bob wins the steeplechase in the Pendleton rodeo. Bob rides, wins the race, and the effection of Ella.
Cast edit
- Norman Kerry as Robert Erskine
- Anne Cornwall as Ella Parkhurst
- Ward Crane as Otto Stern
- George Fawcett as James Erskine
- Kathleen Key as Milly Lewis
- Eddie Gribbon as Reed
- Harry Todd as Payne
- Charles K. French as Sam Parkhurst
- William Steele as Fleming
- John S. Peters as Count Andriani
- Artie Ortego as Indian cook
Production edit
The film uses footage taken for several events taken at the 1925 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon.[4]
Preservation edit
With no prints of Under Western Skies located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
References edit
- ^ Munden, p. 845
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Under Western Skies at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Under Western Skies", Motion Picture News, 33 (12), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1306, retrieved April 9, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Langman, p. 478
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Under Western Skies
Bibliography edit
- Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-27858-X.
- Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-20969-9
External links edit
- Under Western Skies at IMDb