Dark Skies (1929 film)

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Dark Skies
Directed by Harry S. Webb
Written by Jack Natteford
Starring Shirley Mason
Wallace MacDonald
William V. Mong
Cinematography Harry M. Fowler
Ray Ries
Music by Lee Zahler
Production
company
Biltmore Productions
Distributed byCapitol Film Exchange
Release date
  • December 10, 1929 (1929-12-10)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dark Skies is a 1929 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Shirley Mason, Wallace MacDonald and William V. Mong. Made by the Poverty Row studio Biltmore Productions it was an early low-budget talkie, set in a California coastal community. It featured the hit song "Juanita". [1]

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