Under Western Stars
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Director Joseph Kane Music director Alberto Colombo Country United States | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Action, Adventure, Music Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 20, 1938 (1938-04-20) (USA) Writer Dorrell McGowan (screenplay), Stuart E. McGowan (screenplay), Betty Burbridge (screenplay), Dorrell McGowan (original story), Stuart E. McGowan (original story) Screenplay Betty Burbridge, Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan Cast Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers), Smiley Burnette (Frog), Carol Hughes (Eleanor Fairbanks), Maple City Four (Singers), Guy Usher (John Fairbanks), Tom Chatterton (Congressman Edward H. Marlowe)Similar movies Home in Wyomin' , Riders in the Sky , Texas Legionnaires , The Cowboy and the Indians , Billy The Kid Returns , Sundown Trail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under western stars
Under Western Stars is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, and the Maple City Four. Written by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a populist singing cowboy who decides to run for Congress in order to seek federal assistance to help small ranchers regain their water rights during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. His campaign comes into conflict with greedy water company executives.
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Under Western Stars was the first starring role for Rogers, made under contract to Republic Pictures. It was filmed on location in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California. The film's song "Dust", written by Johnny Marvin, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. In 2009, Under Western Stars was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and will be preserved for all time.
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