Kentucky (1938)

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The blue grass of Kentucky was seen in three-strip Technicolor for the first time in this rambling racetrack drama. Sally Goodwin (Loretta Young) falls in love with Jack Dillon (Richard Greene), but the arrangement is complicated by a decades-old feud. Sally's uncle Peter (Walter Brennan, who won… More The blue grass of Kentucky was seen in three-strip Technicolor for the first time in this rambling racetrack drama. Sally Goodwin (Loretta Young) falls in love with Jack Dillon (Richard Greene), but the arrangement is complicated by a decades-old feud. Sally's uncle Peter (Walter Brennan, who won his second Academy Award for this appearance) has hated Jack's family ever since sides were chosen up in the Civil War. Jack secretly trains Peter's horse for the Kentucky Derby, causing the old man to nearly withdraw from the event out of pique. All is forgiven when the horse wins, but Brennan dies of the excitement, and his eulogy is read by a member of the family with whom he'd been feuding for nearly 70 years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: David Butler (I), David Butler
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics

In Theaters: Dec 24, 1938 Wide

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Cast

            Loretta Young as Sally Goodwin

            Richard Greene as Jack Dillon

            Walter Brennan as Peter Goodwin

            Douglas Dumbrille as John Dillon 1861

            Karen Morley as Mrs. Goodwin 1861

            Willard Robertson as Bob Sloeum

            George H. Reed as Old Ben

            Bobs Watson as Peter Goodwin 1861

            Delmar Watson as Thad Goodwin Jr: 1861

            Leona Roberts as Grace Goodwin

            Charles Lane as Auctioneer

            Charles B. Middleton as Southerner

            Harry Hayden as Racing Secretary

            Robert Middlemass as Track Official

            Cliff Clark as Melish

            Frederick Burton as Presiding Officer

            Charles Trowbridge as Doctor

            Stanley Andrews as Presiding Judge

            Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Groom

            Matthew 'Stymie' Beard as Boy

            Chick Chandler as Clerk

            Edward Earle as Man

            Russell Hicks as Thad Goodwin Sr. 1861

            Margaret Irving as Woman

            Robert Lowery as Dance Partner at Ball

            Billy McClain as Zeke

            Walter Miller as Cavalry Sergeant

            John Nesbitt as Commentator

            Moroni Olsen as John Dillon II 1937

            Lee Shumway as Sergeant

            Mme. Sul Te Wan as Old Lily

            Joan Valerie as Lucy Pemberton

            Douglas Wood as Race Track Patron

            Thaddeus Jones as Zeb

            Lee Murray as Palisades' Jockey

            John Elliott as Purchaser

            Douglass Dumbrille
            
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