The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian
Original cinema poster
Directed byGeorge Waggner
Written byGeorge Waggner
Produced byJohn Wayne
StarringJohn Wayne
Vera Ralston
Philip Dorn
Oliver Hardy
Marie Windsor
John Howard
Hugo Haas
Grant Withers
Odette Myrtil
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byRichard L. Van Enger
Music byGeorge Antheil
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • September 15, 1949 (1949-09-15) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,550,000[1]
John Wayne and Vera Ralston in The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

The Fighting Kentuckian is a 1949 American Adventure Western film written and directed by George Waggner and starring John Wayne, who also produced the film. The supporting cast featured Vera Ralston; Philip Dorn; Oliver Hardy (of Laurel & Hardy) portraying Wayne's portly sidekick; Marie Windsor; John Howard; Hugo Haas; Grant Withers and Odette Myrtil.

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. 4 January 1950. p. 59.