The Fighting Kentuckian (DVD)

John Wayne (The Quiet Man) sets the wild frontier ablaze in this thrilling romantic adventure! Set shortly after the Battle of New Orleans, the film casts Wayne as John Breen, a Kentucky trooper leading a regiment of Kentucky riflemen back home. The regiment passes through a settlement of French army refugees who were granted land by an act of Congress. Breen falls head over heels for the beautiful French general's daughter (Vera Ralston), but a rich and powerful rival, Blake Randolph (John Howard) also has his heart set on her. As the two suitors lock horns, Wayne discovers that his rival has a malicious scheme up his sleeve, and soon the courtship battle escalates into a full-scale war. George Waggner (The Wolf Man) wrote and directed this action-packed comedy adventure. The stellar cast includes comic legend Oliver Hardy, Hollywood bad-girl Marie Windsor with Philip Dorn and Paul Fix. It's "The Duke" at his best as the Fighting Kentuckian battles for his love and the land of the free!

Starring: John Wayne, Sheila Mannors, Vera Ralston, Frank McGlynn Jr., Philip Dorn, James Farley, Oliver Hardy, Jack Curtis, Marie Windsor, Bradley Metcalfe, Dickie Jones, Mary MacLaren, Yakima Canutt, Hank Bell, Glenn Strange, The Wranglers, Bob Morgan, Charles Cane, Chuck Roberson, Crystal White, Sam Harris, John Howard, Hugo Haas, Grant Withers, Odette Myrtil, Paul Fix, Mae Marsh, Jack Pennick, Mickey Simpson, Fred Graham, Albert Morin, Hank Worden, Tony Travers, Charles Andre, Al Murphy, Cliff Lyons, Steve Darrell, Ralph Dunn, Michael Ross, Dave Anderson, Fred Libby

Director: John Wayne, Darryl F. Zanuck

Rating: NR