| Under Western Skies | |
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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 |
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]
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.
The film uses footage taken for several events taken at the 1925 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. [4]
With no prints of Under Western Skies located in any film archives, [5] it is a lost film.
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