Under Western Stars
Encyclopedia
Under Western Stars is an American
Western
film
starring Roy Rogers
and Smiley Burnette
. This was the first starring role for Rogers, made under contract to Republic Pictures.
In 2009, it 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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
starring Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
and Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
Lester Alvin Burnett , better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 musical...
. This was the first starring role for Rogers, made under contract to Republic Pictures.
In 2009, it was selected for the National Film Registry
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...
by the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and will be preserved for all time.
Cast
- Roy RogersRoy RogersRoy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
...Roy Rogers - Smiley BurnetteSmiley BurnetteLester Alvin Burnett , better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 musical...
...Frog - Carol Hughes...Eleanor Fairbanks
- Guy Usher...John Fairbanks
- Tom ChattertonTom ChattertonTom Chatterton was an American actor.Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton began his film career in 1913 at the New York Motion Picture Company under director Thomas H. Ince. Although never a major star, Chatterton had several leading roles in early silent films...
...Congressman Edward H. Marlowe - Kenneth HarlanKenneth HarlanKenneth Harlan was an American leading man of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.-Career:...
...Richards - Alden Chase...Tom Andrews
- Brandon Beach...Senator Wilson
- Earl DwireEarl DwireEarl Dwire was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940...
...Mayor Biggs - Jean Fowler...Mrs. Wilson
- Dora Clement...Mrs. Marlow
- Dick Elliott...William P. Scully
- Burr Caruth...Larkin
- Slim WhitakerSlim WhitakerSlim Whitaker was an American film actor. He appeared in 345 films between 1914 and 1949.He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack....
...Tremaine