The Fighting Kentuckian
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| Directed by | George Waggner |
| Produced by | John Wayne |
| Written by | George Waggner |
| Starring | John Wayne Oliver Hardy Vera Ralston Philip Dorn Marie Windsor |
| Music by | George Antheil |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Editing by | Richard L. Van Enger |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  September 15, 1949 February 1950 April 14, 1950 November 24, 1950 1951 December 31, 1951
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| Running time | 100 min |
| Language | English |
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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) is a Republic Pictures film starring John Wayne and Oliver Hardy. Decked out in buckskins and coonskin caps, Wayne and sidekick Hardy enliven 1818 Alabama. The movie was written and directed by George Waggner. The film was also known as A Strange Caravan and Eagles in Exile. The film also starred Shy Waggner, the daughter of director George Waggner.
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[edit] Plot
The story is set in Alabama in 1818. John Breen, a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on. Throughout the film, Breen's soldiers sing...
- Only six hundred miles more to go
- Only six hundred miles more to go
- And if we can just get lucky
- We will end up in Kentucky
- Only six hundred miles more to go
[edit] Cast
- John Wayne .... John Breen
- Vera Ralston .... Fleurette De Marchand
- Philip Dorn .... Col. Georges Geraud
- Oliver Hardy .... Willie Paine
- Marie Windsor .... Ann Logan
- John Howard .... Blake Randolph
- Hugo Haas .... Gen. Paul De Marchand
- Grant Withers .... George Hayden
- Odette Myrtil .... Madame De Marchand
- Paul Fix .... Beau Merritt
- Mae Marsh .... Sister Hattie
- Jack Pennick .... Capt. Dan Carroll
- Mickey Simpson .... Jacques (wrestler/Marie's father)
- Fred Graham .... Carter Ward
- Mabelle Koenig .... Marie
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[edit] Production Notes
This one of only three times that Hardy worked without partner Stan Laurel after they'd teamed up as Laurel and Hardy. Hardy also appeared with Harry Langdon in Zenobia (1939) and with Bing Crosby in Riding High (1950).
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