''Under Western Skies'' is a 1926 American silent

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film directed by

Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. Early life He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...

and starring

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, and

Ward Crane Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in ''Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged ...

Cast

Production

The film uses footage taken for several events taken at the

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Preservation

With no prints of ''Under Western Skies'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Under Western Skies''
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References

Bibliography

* * Munden, Kenneth White (1997). ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Edward Sedgwick American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub