In Old Kentucky (1935 film)

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In Old Kentucky
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Marshall
Written by Sam Hellman
Gladys Lehman
Henry Johnson (add. dialogue)
Based on1893 play In Old Kentucky
by Charles T. Dazey
Produced byEdward Butcher
Starring Will Rogers
Dorothy Wilson
Russell Hardie
Cinematography L. William O'Connell
Edited by Jack Murray
Music by Arthur Lange (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 22, 1935 (1935-11-22)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,438,000 (U.S. and Canada rentals) [1]

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.

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

Cast

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