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The Fighting Kentuckian

1949 · 100 min

A genial old-fashioned Western romance with easy charm, broad comedy, and a straightforward good-guys-versus-schemers plot.

Directed by
George Waggner
Genres
Western, Romance
Starring
John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn
Tagline
ROUGHER, TOUGHER, MORE ROMANTIC THAN EVER!
Overview
John Breen (John Wayne), 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 and aims to foil it.

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Directed by
George Waggner
Genres
Western, Romance
Starring
John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • justice
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western, romance
Directed by
George Waggner
Written by
George Waggner
Starring
John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy, Marie Windsor, John Howard, Hugo Haas, Grant Withers
Music
George Antheil
Cinematography
Lee Garmes
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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