The Fighting Kentuckian
ROUGHER, TOUGHER, MORE ROMANTIC THAN EVER!
A straightforward 1940s Western romance where a Kentucky militiaman protects his French love interest from land-theft conspirators, balancing action with earnest sentiment.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
John Wayne
John Breen
Vera Ralston
Fleurette De Marchand
Philip Dorn
Col. Georges Geraud
Oliver Hardy
Willie Paine
Marie Windsor
Ann Logan
John Howard
Blake Randolph
Hugo Haas
Gen. Paul De Marchand
Grant Withers
George Hayden
Odette Myrtil
Madame De Marchand
Paul Fix
Beau Merritt
Mae Marsh
Sister Hattie
Dave Anderson
Giles (uncredited)
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