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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

Starring: John Wayne, Vera Ralston Director: George Waggner Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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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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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Charming western with a few minor flaws, April 25, 2003
As another reviewer mentioned, the movie is a bit slow to start and leaves some plot points unexplained (yes, why *is* John Breen trying to get out of going with his regiment?) but is overall very enjoyable. Wayne is courtly and charming (nobody says "ma'am" like he does), and Oliver Hardy (showing off his native Georgian accent) is so adorable, I wanted to put him in my pocket. Truly an inspired piece of casting; thank goodness Wayne kept after Hardy when he initially refused to work without Stan Laurel. Vera Ralston as the French general's daughter was not the best choice, and I kept getting the two mustached villians mixed up, but I happily stayed with the movie until the "big calvary rescue" ending, and would watch it again. This DVD also includes some good behind the scenes photos, and plenty of interesting production notes.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful old time hollywood frontier story, December 8, 1998
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The Fighting Kentuckian is a frontier classic that's a perfect John Wayne vehicle. Its the type of picture that I would stay up till one am to see when I was a boy in the early 60's. The old style marching, singing, and fighting is a fine escape for its duration. Not realistic and all old time Hollywood I would recomend it to anyone just for the fun of it.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Another off-beat role for The DUKE!, June 19, 2001
"The Fighting Kentuckian" is the second movie that The DUKE produced for Republic Pictures. Unfortunately, while the first project, "Angel and the Badman" was a great success, this movie bordered on disaster.

In order to be given producing credit, DUKE had to hire the studio boss's girlfriend (Vera Ralston), to star opposite him. He knew she'd be no good for the picture, but DUKE's hands were tied.

One problem with Vera Ralston was that she had a Czech accent. The role she was playing was supposed to be a French woman! In the end, all the French characters had to be cast with Czechs and other Eastern Europeans so Ralston's accent would not stand out. While not embarrassing herself too badly here, Ralston was not a real actress, and it shows.

Oliver Hardy is great as DUKE's sidekick, although he was reluctant to do a project without his partner, Stan Laurel. Hardy had worked in a play with DUKE and John Ford just before filming began on "The Fighting Kentuckian", and DUKE really wanted Hardy in his next project. Hardy only agreed after Laurel, ill at the time, talked him into it.

There's quite a bit that's out of place here. Mixing the Louisiana river traders with French Army ex-patriots is a weird bit of psudo-history, made even more weird by the unlikely addition of the Kentucky Regiment that Wayne and Hardy are part of.

DUKE is still DUKE, and Hardy is fun, but otherwise this overblown costume drama is not very memorable.

The print Artisan used for the DVD transfer is pretty poor, too. For DUKE or Hardy completists, only.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
The movie was shipped on time. I have not watched it yet but i am sure its great.
Published 57 minutes ago by Laura Mcfetridge

2.0 out of 5 stars Not one of the Duke's best efforts...
This movie was better when I saw it as a little kid. The plot and characters are not interesting. The singing is a distraction. It is strange seeing Oliver in a western. Read more
Published 2 months ago by William W. Yee

3.0 out of 5 stars Classic drama of heroes and scoundrels
Set in an America between The Revolution and The Civil War, the Fighting Kentuckian tells a story most likely unknown to most Europeans - the colonization of Alabama by French... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Henrik of Scandinavia

4.0 out of 5 stars A Romantic "Eastern", not Western
John Wayne is well known for his westerns. The setting of this 1949 flick is Alabama, involving men who came from Kentucky. So this is technically an "eastern". Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jan Peczkis

3.0 out of 5 stars Mainly Nostalgia
I give this movie 3 stars mainly out of nostalgia. I doubt that contemporary veiwers will get much out of this unless they are cinamatography buffs that enjoy films from this era.
Published 20 months ago by Alan Talbott

3.0 out of 5 stars The Fighting Kentuckian
This is not one of the Duke's best films but it is entertaining, which, I presume should be a measuring stick for anything titled "entertainment". Read more
Published on November 14, 2007 by Harry Brewer

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Poor Quality
This is most likely the best all-around John Wayne movie for any fan of classic movies. While it has that western style that John Wayne is known for, it also is the funniest John... Read more
Published on August 5, 2007 by Paul M. Grumelli

5.0 out of 5 stars dvd review
Great dvd. One of John Waynes best. Received in super condition and with fast delivery.
Published on May 12, 2007 by Albert F. Hickey

4.0 out of 5 stars THE HARDY DUKE
Produced by John Wayne, written and directed by George Waggner, THE FIGHTING KENTUCKIAN was a real surprise for me. In fact, the film has a poor reputation among movie buffs. Read more
Published on May 5, 2007 by wdanthemanw

4.0 out of 5 stars Three Enjoyable Duke Features from the 40s...
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