The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

- Directed by
- George Waggner
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 67 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Kentucky soldier in 1810s Alabama helps French settlers fight off land-grabbing villains. He teams up with a comic sidekick and romances a French general's daughter.
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What happens
The Fighting Kentuckian is a 1949 American adventure Western film written and directed by George Waggner and starring John Wayne, who also produced the film. The supporting cast featured Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy (of Laurel & Hardy) portraying Wayne's portly sidekick, Marie Windsor, John Howard, Hugo Haas, Grant Withers, and Odette Myrtil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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