In Old Kentucky (1935 film)

In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky
	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	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 22, 1935;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,438,000 (U.S. and Canada rentals)

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.

It was filmed on-location on two sites in Thousand Oaks, California: Deerwood Stock Farm and Borchard Ranch.^[2]^[3]

Cast

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

^ "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

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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[Variety-1] "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.

[2] Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). Western Filming Locations Book 1. CP Entertainment Books. Page 133. ISBN 9780692561348.

[3] Maulhardt, Jeffrey Wayne (2010). Conejo Valley. Arcadia Publishing. Page 94. ISBN 9780738580395.

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