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Kentucky (1938)

Kentucky poster
Directed by
David Butler, Otto Brower
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman from feuding Kentucky horse-racing families fall in love. Their romance is complicated by a long-standing grudge that began during the Civil War.

romanticnostalgicdramaticearnestsentimentalbittersweetslow-pacedwholesome

What happens

Kentucky is a 1938 American drama sports film with Loretta Young, Richard Greene, and Walter Brennan. It was directed by David Butler. It is a Romeo and Juliet story of lovers Jack and Sally, set amidst Kentucky horseracing, in which a family feud goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by Sally's Uncle Peter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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