Under Montana Skies

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Under Montana Skies
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Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Jimmy Aubrey
Bennett Cohen
Starring Kenneth Harlan
Slim Summerville
Dorothy Gulliver
CinematographyHarry Zech
Edited by Carl Himm
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • September 10, 1930 (1930-09-10)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Under Montana Skies is a 1930 American pre-Code western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Kenneth Harlan, Slim Summerville and Dorothy Gulliver. [1] It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures, one of the leading independent studios in Hollywood.

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Plot

In a western town, cowboy Clay Conning gets a traveling musical troupe out of financial trouble so they can put on a show. However, a cattle rustler and old adversary of his makes off with the box office cash, leading to a pursuit.

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References

  1. Pitts p. 375

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