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Plot summary
John Fairbanks' water company holds water back behind a dam and will not share it with the farmers and ranchers. Roy and his men get past the guards and open the valve themselves. The mayor, who sympathizes with them, fines Roy a dollar and tells him to follow his father into Congress. Roy runs on the water issue through the Dust Bowl years, asking for federal help for the small ranchers of his district, and his support grows against the incumbent, William P. Scully, whom John Fairbanks backs. Eleanor Fairbanks, John's daughter, encourages Roy and helps him in secret. Roy wins the election.
Cast
- Al Riceas Member of Maple City Four
- Fritz Meissneras Member of Maple City Four
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Under Western Stars (1938)
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- The film was originally intended to star Gene Autry, but he was on strike from Republic Pictures beginning in December 1937, so the studio cast Roy Rogers instead.
- Under Western Stars gave Roy Rogers his first starring role, made under contract to Republic Pictures while the studio's singing cowboy, Gene Autry, was walking out.
- Republic Pictures bought the song "Dust" from its composers Gene Autry and Johnny Marvin, but Autry later sued over the improper use of the song and the dramatization of its lyrics; the case was settled out of court.
- In 2009, the Library of Congress selected Under Western Stars for the National Film Registry, citing it as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.
