''Beneath Western Skies'' is a 1944 American
Western
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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
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.
Plot
Cast
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Robert Livingston as Johnny Revere
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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 ...
as Sheriff Frog Millhouse
*Effie Laird as Carrie Stokes
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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
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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 ...
as Earl Phillips
*Charles Miller as Lem Toller
*Joe Strauch Jr. as Tadpole Millhouse
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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
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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
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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
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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
See also
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List of American films of 1944
Below is a list of American films released in 1944. ''Going My Way'' won Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards. The remaining four nominees were ''Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'', ''Since You Went Away'' and '' Wilson''.
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References
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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
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