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The Fighting Kentuckian (John Wayne) [DVD]

John Wayne (Actor, Producer), Vera Ralston (Actor), George Waggner (Director, Writer) Rated: Universal, suitable for all Format: DVD
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Contributor John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, John Howard, Grant Withers, George Waggner, Marie Windsor, Odette Myrtil, Vera Ralston, Mae Marsh, Philip Dorn, Hugo Haas See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 40 minutes
Colour Black & White
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John Wayne stars as a member of a Kentucky regiment that helped defeat the British at New Orleans. He stays behind to help the French settlers fight unscrupulous developers and to win the hand of Fleurette (Vera Ralston), the daughter of a French general (Hugo Haas).

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Here's something you don't see every day. Then again, would you want to? Several years before the 1950s' Davy Crockett craze, John Wayne donned a coonskin cap to play a militiaman in early-19th-century Alabama. He and his fellow Kentuckians are just passing through--"marching 600 miles," as they merrily sing (and sing, and sing), because riverboat magnate John Howard has refused to haul them. Howard and all-purpose scoundrel Grant Withers are scheming to dispossess a community of French émigrés--veterans of Napoleon's Grand Army who've come seeking life, liberty, etc. in the New World. Howard's also out to marry Vera Ralston, the French general's daughter. Naturally, Wayne's just the lad to gum up both plans.

Wayne himself produced The Fighting Kentuckian, but far from repeating the success of his maiden effort, Angel and the Badman, this is one of the feeblest films in his long career. Writer-director George Waggner never gets a handle on what a pre-Western should look and move like. Consequently, the cast does a lot of standing around looking silly in period costume, waiting--mostly in vain--for the script to establish their connection to one another and something resembling a plot. There is a glossier look to the proceedings than most Republic pictures achieved, thanks to Lee Garmes's pearly cinematography, but this is scant consolation. So is the almost creepy presence of Oliver Hardy, sans Laurel, doing Ollie-shtick as Wayne's jolly sidekick. No, he doesn't say, "This is another fine mess you've got me into!" But he should. --Richard T. Jameson

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 4:3 - 1.37:1
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.2 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm; 100 g
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5050582418088
  • Director ‏ : ‎ George Waggner
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 40 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 26 Jun. 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Oliver Hardy, Philip Dorn, Marie Windsor
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Mono)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures Video
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ John Wayne
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FMFZY4
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ George Waggner
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Paul
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's John Wayne & Oliver Hardy.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2015
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    It Was always going to be Good. cowboy legend John Wayne and comic legend Oliver Hardy starring together in The same film. This is a nice little release of This classic film The blu ray Transfer is really good and shows good and crisp No extra's with the Disc but with this kind of movie you Don't really need any and The price won't put a dent in your wallet. A priceless release But I bet you can't watch it without expecting to see Stan Laurel pop up in it somewhere. classic sunday afternoon viewing Go for it.
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  • Bobg2905
    5.0 out of 5 stars DVD
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2023
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    Good Value DVD fully sealed on arrival
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  • Mr. Frederick A. Watling
    4.0 out of 5 stars rubbish
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2025
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    terrible
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars the Fighting Kentuckian DVD
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2019
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    Good morning,
    DVD The fighting Kentuckian arrives at my address.
    DVD is perfect, new. This is an old western with John Wayne and Hugo Haas. This movie is very interesting.
    I like it, i can reccomend it.
    Thank you very much for this movie.
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    Jiri Skoda
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  • Lewis Perry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film for all John Wayne fans
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2016
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    Great Film for all John Wayne fans for me personally I got it because of the inclusion of Oliver Hardy as I am a Laurel and Hardy Fan but overall still a great film from the great john Wayne
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  • Mark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2021
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    I like it but it was for a friend
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  • EE
    3.0 out of 5 stars Review of the DVD
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2014
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    This DVD is suited to the more senior viewer who likes movies from the good old days.

    John Wayne plays a good part.
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  • suzy j
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2018
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    Really enjoyed this DVD !
    Plenty of action with John Wayne.
    Arrived on time too.
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  • Ron Wise
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buckskin Duo John Wayne and Oliver Hardy Star In An Exciting Blu Ray
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2017
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    Olive Films has done an outstanding job with their blu ray edition of John Wayne's 1949 romantic adventure The Fighting Kentuckian. This Republic Pictures film has its share of historic detail, and quite a bit of humor provided by Wayne's sidekick, the buckskin-clad Oliver Hardy. This was their only pairing and it is a real cinematic gem.

    I own The Fighting Kentuckian in an Artisan/Lions Gate edition from 2007, so I decided to compare it with the Olive Films 2013 blu ray edition. The blu ray is far superior. The picture quality in the Artisan DVD is dark, muddy, and with fuzzy focus. While the blu ray edition has a picture that is very sharp and clear. And the sound is strong and steady in both editions.

    Legendary movie bad girl Marie Windsor appears in The Fighting Kentuckian, and she said in an interview years later that she had a great time during the making of the film. She said Oliver Hardy was a "sweet gentleman" who enjoyed chitchating with the cast and crew. She also said John Wayne was a lot of fun to work with and that everyone on the set, both cast and crew, were his friends and were loyal to him.

    The story takes place in Alabama in 1815. John Wayne as John Breen and his pal Oliver Hardy as Willie Payne are members of a large group of Kentuckians who have been fighting with General Andrew Jackson and contributed to the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans.

    Now the Kentuckians are walking home to Kentucky, when Wayne meets the daughter of a French officer in Mobile. A group of French exiles who had fought with Napoleon were now in Alabama to both create a new settlement and start a new life in America.

    The plot is multilayered, and Wayne's objectives were to help the French people in the area to legally retain the land they now live on, and to win the hand of the beautiful young French woman.

    In the meantime, Oliver Hardy provides a stellar performance that makes one wonder what would have happened if he had been teamed with his friend John Wayne in other films. But at least we have this one memorable film to see these two great actors interacting with each other.

    The film also stars the lovely and somewhat underrated actress Vera Ralston who, as a Czech figure stater in the 1936 Olympics, insulted Adolph Hitler to his face. She then managed to escape with her mother to the United States in the early days of World War II, and lived to tell the tale.

    All in all, this blu ray edition of The Fighting Kentuckian by Olive Films is well worth viewing and adding to any film collection.
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  • Michael Mangan
    5.0 out of 5 stars On time when said it was being delivered
    Reviewed in Canada on 2 September 2022
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    It was what I was expecting
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  • Mikael F.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Inte rätt region
    Reviewed in Sweden on 12 August 2022
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    Ej sett
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Fighting Kentuckian
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 March 2024
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    Great movie.
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  • Hoss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Speedy delivery
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 January 2024
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    Great price and speedy delivery
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