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Kentucky (1938)

Directed by David Butler · 96 min · Drama, Romance

20.4 TOPICAL score · #4,477 of 6,776 films

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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.

Kentucky (1938, directed by David Butler) has a TOPICAL score of 20.4 - ranked 4,477 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (13 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.

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Audience-
Awards81
Historical impact15
Lasting engagement10
Cast29
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Loretta Young (actor #942), Richard Greene, Walter Brennan (actor #351), Douglass Dumbrille (actor #1,759)

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