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DramaWestern

The Kentuckian

- Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!

A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.

Release Date : 1955-07-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hecht-Lancaster ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Man from Kentucky

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Character Name : Elias Wakefield

Original Name : Burt Lancaster

Gender : Male

Dianne Foster

Character Name : Hannah Bolen

Original Name : Dianne Foster

Gender : Female

Walter Matthau

Character Name : Stan Bodine

Original Name : Walter Matthau

Gender : Male

Diana Lynn

Character Name : Susie Spann

Original Name : Diana Lynn

Gender : Female

Donald MacDonald

Character Name : Little Eli Wakefield

Original Name : Donald MacDonald

Gender : Male

John McIntire

Character Name : Zack Wakefield

Original Name : John McIntire

Gender : Male

Una Merkel

Character Name : Sophie Wakefield

Original Name : Una Merkel

Gender : Female

John Carradine

Character Name : Ziby Fletcher

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

John Litel

Character Name : Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Original Name : John Litel

Gender : Male

Rhys Williams

Character Name : Constable

Original Name : Rhys Williams

Gender : Male

Edward Norris

Character Name : Roulette Dealer

Original Name : Edward Norris

Gender : Male

Will Wright

Character Name : John Decker (uncredited)

Original Name : Will Wright

Gender : Male

Douglas Spencer

Character Name : Frome Brother (uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Spencer

Gender : Male

Paul Wexler

Character Name : Frome Brother (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Wexler

Gender : Male

Clem Bevans

Character Name : Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Clem Bevans

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

Burt Lancaster starred in, and directed, this story of a well meaning traveller ("Big Eli") and his young son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald) heading to Texas hoping to make a decent living for him and his son. Along the way he encounters (and buys) an indentured slave "Susie" (Diana Lynn) who only complicates their already interesting journey as he fights his own demons with women, booze and a particularly nasty Walter Matthau ("Bodine"). It's a beautifully shot piece of cinema, this, and the mischievous charm of the star is writ large. It's too long, though - frequently sagging as the romantic elements go quickly from humorously hostile to schmaltzy just a bit too quickly. Matthau and his whip are the stuff of cinema legend though, and the young MacDomald plays his part well. Fans of Burt will love this, but I found I was bored by the half way mark as what pace it does have it doesn't really sustain.