Kentucky (1938)
Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.
- Date of release
- 1938-12-30
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- David Butler
Casting
- Loretta Young — Sally Goodwin
- Richard Greene — Jack Dillon
- Walter Brennan — Peter Goodwin
- Douglass Dumbrille — John Dillon - 1861
- Karen Morley — Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
- Moroni Olsen — John Dillon - 1938
- Russell Hicks — Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
- Willard Robertson — Bob Slocum
- Charles Waldron — Thad Goodwin - 1938
- Bobs Watson — Peter Goodwin - 1861
- Delmar Watson — Thad Goodwin Jr. - 1861
- Leona Roberts — Grace Goodwin
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Kentucky
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Kentucky is a 1938 American drama sports film with Loretta Young, Richard Greene, and Walter Brennan. It was directed by David Butler. It is a Romeo and Juliet story of lovers Jack and Sally, set amidst Kentucky horseracing, in which a family feud goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by Sally's Uncle Peter.
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