''Beneath Western Skies'' is a 1944 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Benne ...

and written by

Albert DeMond Albert DeMond (May 7, 1901 – February 20, 1973) was an American screenwriter.Martin p. 470 Selected filmography * ''His Foreign Wife'' (1927) * ''On Your Toes'' (1927) * ''The Fourflusher'' (1928) * '' Phyllis of the Follies'' (1928) * '' How ...

and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston,

Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, a ...

, Effie Laird, Frank Jaquet,

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

and Charles Miller. The film was released on March 3, 1944, by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...

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* Robert Livingston as Johnny Revere *

as Sheriff Frog Millhouse *Effie Laird as Carrie Stokes *

Frank Jaquet Frank Garnier Jaquet (March 16, 1885 – May 11, 1958) was an American actor known for playing supporting roles with his career extended from 1934 to the mid-1950s. Biography In 1925, Jaquet was part of the Summer stock cast at the Elitch ...

as Sam Webster *

as Earl Phillips *Charles Miller as Lem Toller *Joe Strauch Jr. as Tadpole Millhouse *

LeRoy Mason LeRoy Franklin Mason (July 2, 1903 – October 13, 1947) was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota on July 2, 1903. Career 1920s Mason's fir ...

as Bull Bricker *

Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but ...

as Deputy Barrow *Charles Dorety as The Drunk *

Jack Kirk Jack Kirk (February 19, 1895 – September 13, 1948) was an American film actor from Missoula, Montana who had roles in over 300 films, mostly B-westerns, from 1926 and 1954. Selected filmography * '' The Stolen Ranch'' (1926) * ''Dames Ahoy! ...

as Wainwright *

Bud Geary Bud Geary (February 15, 1898 – February 22, 1946), was an American film actor. He appeared in 258 films between years 1920 and 1946. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California, aged 48. Partial filmography ...

as Henchman Hank

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* 1944 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1944 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub

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