In Old Kentucky is a 1935 American comedy film starring Will Rogers, Dorothy Wilson and Russell Hardie. Two feuding families decide to settle a dispute with a horse race. It was Rogers' last film and was released posthumously after he was killed in a plane crash on August 15, 1935. The picture's supporting cast features Bill "Bojangles" Robinson as Wash Jackson.
| In Old Kentucky | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Written by | Sam Hellman Gladys Lehman Henry Johnson (add. dialogue) |
| Based on | 1893 play In Old Kentucky by Charles T. Dazey |
| Produced by | Edward Butcher |
| Starring | Will Rogers Dorothy Wilson Russell Hardie |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Jack Murray |
| Music by | Arthur Lange (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,438,000 (U.S. and Canada rentals)[1] |
It was filmed on-location on two sites in Thousand Oaks, California: Deerwood Stock Farm and Borchard Ranch.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Will Rogers as Steve Tapley
- Dorothy Wilson as Nancy Martingale
- Russell Hardie as Dr. Lee Andrews
- Charles Sellon as Ezra Martingale
- Louise Henry as Arlene Shattuck
- Esther Dale as Dolly Breckenridge
- Alan Dinehart as Slick Doherty
- Charles Richman as Pole Shattuck
- Etienne Girardot as Pluvius J. Aspinwall
- John Ince as Sheriff
- Bill Robinson as Wash Jackson
- Greyboy the Horse as Greyboy
References
edit- ^ "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
- ^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). Western Filming Locations Book 1. CP Entertainment Books. Page 133. ISBN 9780692561348.
- ^ Maulhardt, Jeffrey Wayne (2010). Conejo Valley. Arcadia Publishing. Page 94. ISBN 9780738580395.
External links
edit- In Old Kentucky at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- In Old Kentucky at IMDb
- In Old Kentucky at the TCM Movie Database
- In Old Kentucky at AllMovie
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