In Old Kentucky (1935)
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Oklahoma's own Will Rogers stars in In Old Kentucky. The storyline is in the grand tradition of most films about the Bluegrass State: There's a long-standing family feud, a pair of star-crossed lovers, and a crucial horse race. Rogers cuts through the banality with his seemingly off-the-cuff observations about Kentucky life in particular and the World in general. The best moment of In Old Kentucky has Rogers attempting to escape from jail by putting on blackface makeup and disguising himself as Bill "Bojangles" Robinson--whereupon he's forced to tap-dance to prove his identity. 1935's In Old Kentucky was the third film version of Charles T. Dazey's 1895 stage play. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Will Rogers - Steve Tapley
- Russell Hardie - Lee Andrews
- Louise Henry - Arlene Shattuck
- Alan Dinehart - Slick Doherty
- Etienne Girardot - The Rain Maker
- Stanley Andrews - Steward
- Bob Rose
- Eddie Tamblyn
- Edward J. Le Saint - Steward
- Fritz Johannet - Jockey
- Dorothy Wilson - Nancy Martingale
- Charles Sellon - Ezra Martingale
- Esther Dale - Dolly Breckenridge
- Charles Richman - Pole Shattuck
- John Ince - The Sheriff
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - Wash Jackson
- Ned Norton - Bookie
- G. Raymond Nye - Deputy Officer
- Allen Cavan
- Dora Clement - Saleslady
- Director(s):
- George Marshall
- Writer(s):
- Gladys Lehman, Sam Hellman, Henry Johnson
- Producer(s):
- Edward W. Butcher
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