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Hugo Haas, John Wayne, Odette Myrtil

Leading a regiment of Kentucky's riflemen, John Wayne passes through a settlement of dispatriated French families. When there, Wayne's heart is captured by the French general's daughter, but a powerfu...( read more  read more... )l rival, Blake Randolph, also has his heart set on her. Wayne discovers his rival has a nefarious scheme up his sleeve, and the courtship battle quickly escalates into a full-scale war.

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Unrated, 102 min.

Directed by: George Waggner

Release Date: September 15, 1949

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • Yelverton
    November 20, 2009
    Yelverton
    Really good John Wayne MID-western.
  • ima365ryder
    March 11, 2009
    ima365ryder
    Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor
  • kysparkleangel
    November 3, 2008
    kysparkleangel
    YEA BABY! I AM FROM KENTUCKY AND EVERYONE KNOWS THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • smileyeyes
    April 4, 2008
    smileyeyes
    love the olddys cant beat them
  • brentcarlile
    January 14, 2008
    brentcarlile
    JOHN WAS SO GREAT IN THIS MOVIE!
  • fentonmeiks1
    January 11, 2008
    fentonmeiks1
    How can you not like a movie that pairs John Wayne with Oliver Hardy?
  • manly500usa
    January 8, 2008
    manly500usa
    In Alabama in 1818, Kentucky militiaman John Breen falls in love with a French exile and discovers a plot to steal the land her fellow exiles plan to settle on.
  • RuthieGreenGirl
    December 30, 2007
    RuthieGreenGirl
    Make sure you see Hardy of Laurel & Hardy fame. He's a hoot.
  • turnerd32
    August 21, 2007
    turnerd32
    i would like to see this one..

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