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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
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15 September 1949 (USA) moreTagline:
ROUGHER, TOUGHER, MORE ROMANTIC THAT EVER! (original and reissue posters)Plot:
In Alabama in 1818, Kentucky militiaman John Breen falls in love with a French exile and discovers a... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Duke in Coonskin Cap, saves Ralston, with Ollie! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Wayne | ... | John Breen | |
| Vera Ralston | ... | Fleurette De Marchand | |
| Philip Dorn | ... | Col. Georges Geraud | |
| Oliver Hardy | ... | Willie Paine | |
| Marie Windsor | ... | Ann Logan | |
| John Howard | ... | Blake Randolph | |
| Hugo Haas | ... | Gen. Paul De Marchand | |
| Grant Withers | ... | George Hayden | |
| Odette Myrtil | ... | Madame De Marchand | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Beau Merritt | |
| Mae Marsh | ... | Sister Hattie | |
| Jack Pennick | ... | Capt. Dan Carroll | |
| Mickey Simpson | ... | Jacques | |
| Fred Graham | ... | Carter Ward | |
| Mabelle Koenig | ... | Marie |
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100 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Germany:6 (re-rating) (2006) | USA:Approved (PCA #13803) | West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) | UK:U | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Although Oliver Hardy was a good friend of John Wayne's, he initially balked at acting in this movie, for fear that it would make people think that he and Stan Laurel had broken up as a team. When Laurel insisted that Hardy take the role, he acquiesced. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Auto tire tracks visible in dust during wagon and horse chase scene. moreSoundtrack:
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John Wayne's second effort as star/producer (after "Angel and the Badman", in 1947), "The Fighting Kentuckian" is a VERY enjoyable tale, set in 1818 Alabama, of coonskin-capped Wayne, part of the Kentucky militia, falling for French immigrant Vera Ralston (in her second film with Duke), and discovering a plot to swindle the French community (composed of ex-officers of Napoleon, and their families) out of their land, by aristocrat John Howard and ruthless river boss Grant Withers.
What truly makes this film 'special' for me is Wayne's sidekick, portrayed by the legendary Oliver Hardy, of 'Laurel and Hardy' fame. Hardy, while a friend of Wayne, had only worked 'solo' once in a feature film in over twenty years (1939's "Zenobia"), and it took a LOT of coaxing (and Stan Laurel's 'blessing'), to get him to accept the role...and what a pleasure he is, to watch! Wayne and Hardy have a rich, warm chemistry, and the rotund comedian, with his infectious smile and Georgia drawl, makes even minor scenes (like swapping recipes with Ralston's mother) a joy.
With a first-rate supporting cast including Philip Dorn, Hugo Haas, Wayne 'regulars' Paul Fix, Jack Pennick, and Hank Worden, and Marie Windsor (who looks eerily like John Howard, in my opinion!), "The Fighting Kentuckian" is, despite the 'pans' you'll see in some of the reviews posted, one of my favorite John Wayne films...He was never more charming than you'll find him, here!