Under Western Skies (1926 film)

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]

Under Western Skies
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Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Edward Sedgwick Charles E. Whittaker
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Norman Kerry Anne Cornwall Ward Crane
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 7, 1926 (1926-02-07)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

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.

Cast

• Norman Kerry as Robert Erskine
• Anne Cornwall as Ella Parkhurst
• Ward Crane as Otto Stern
• George Fawcett as James Erskine
• Kathleen Key as Milly Lewis
• Eddie Gribbon as Reed
• Harry Todd as Payne
• Charles K. French as Sam Parkhurst
• William Steele as Fleming
• John S. Peters as Count Andriani
• Artie Ortego as Indian cook

Production

The film uses footage taken for several events taken at the 1925 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon.^[4]

Preservation

With no prints of Under Western Skies located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.