Dark Skies (1929 film)

Dark Skies
Directed by	Harry S. Webb
Written by	Jack Natteford
Starring	Shirley Mason Wallace MacDonald William V. Mong
Cinematography	Harry M. Fowler Ray Ries
Music by	Lee Zahler
Production company	Biltmore Productions
Distributed by	Capitol Film Exchange
Release date	December 10, 1929 (1929-12-10)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dark Skies is a 1929 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Shirley Mason, Wallace MacDonald and William V. Mong. Made by the Poverty Row studio Biltmore Productions it was an early low-budget talkie, set in a California coastal community. It featured the hit song "Juanita".^[1]

Cast

• Shirley Mason as Juanita Morgan
• Wallace MacDonald as Captain Pedro Real
• William V. Mong as Mr. Morgan
• Tom O'Brien as Pete
• Josef Swickard as Señor Moreno
• Larry Steers as Captain Nelson
• Tom Wilson as Mike

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. Pitts, p. 71

Bibliography

• Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Dark Skies at IMDb