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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

The Fighting Kentuckian poster
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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