The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) | |
| Director(s) | George Waggner |
| Producer(s) | John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western |
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The Fighting Kentuckian Overview:
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by George Waggner and produced by John Wayne.
SYNOPSIS
Wayne's in action on the frontier of the early 1800s as a Kentucky soldier who pauses on his way home from the Battle of New Orleans to battle land-claim jumpers and woo the daughter of a French general. Standard stuff with nonstandard part for Hardy.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Quotes from
[repeated line]
Willie Paine: I'll see to the horses.
John Breen: [to the mortally wounded Blake Randolph] Hello, hero.
Beau Merritt: [holding up a glass] Have a shot?
John Breen: [holding up his wounded arm] Just had one.
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Willie Paine: I'll see to the horses.
John Breen: [to the mortally wounded Blake Randolph] Hello, hero.
Beau Merritt: [holding up a glass] Have a shot?
John Breen: [holding up his wounded arm] Just had one.
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Facts about
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.
John Wayne later blamed the failure of the movie on co-star Vera Ralston.
One of two movies that Oliver Hardy acted in during the 23 year period he made comedies with his partner Stan Laurel.
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John Wayne later blamed the failure of the movie on co-star Vera Ralston.
One of two movies that Oliver Hardy acted in during the 23 year period he made comedies with his partner Stan Laurel.
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