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The Kentuckians (1921)

The Kentuckians poster
Directed by
Charles Maigne
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama about a family in Kentucky dealing with personal and social conflicts. The story follows their struggles and relationships in a rural setting.

old-fashionedstory-drivenromanticearnestdramaticsomberhistoricalquiet

What happens

The Kentuckians is an 1898 novel by John Fox Jr. It was adapted into two films: first as The Fighting Kentuckians in 1920, then as The Kentuckians in 1921. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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