Movie
The Fighting Kentuckian
Overview
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
Details
- Release date
- 1949-09-15
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Western, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Republic Pictures, John Wayne Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Wayne as John Breen
- Vera Ralston as Fleurette De Marchand
- Philip Dorn as Col. Georges Geraud
- Oliver Hardy as Willie Paine
- Marie Windsor as Ann Logan
- John Howard as Blake Randolph
- Hugo Haas as Gen. Paul De Marchand
- Grant Withers as George Hayden
- Odette Myrtil as Madame De Marchand
- Paul Fix as Beau Merritt
- Mae Marsh as Sister Hattie
- Dave Anderson as Giles (uncredited)
Crew
- George Waggner - Director
- George Waggner - Screenplay
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