The Kentuckian (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Burt Lancaster |
| Producer(s) | Harold Hecht, James Hill (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Western |
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The Kentuckian (1955) was a Drama - Western Film directed by Burt Lancaster and produced by Harold Hecht and James Hill.
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From the Archives: The Kentuckian ( 1955 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 30, 2020 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversLovely Diana Lynn poses as Susie Spann in this publicity photo from the MGM western drama The Kentuckian ( 1955 ) starring Burt Lancaster. From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pictures collection. Some of these may have been sold in the past, a... Read full article
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Quotes from
Elias Wakefield:
I overdone my fun and so poked my paw in the bear trap.
Pleasant Tuesday Babson: You don't measure land in Texas by rod and chain - you measure by the eye. And when the eye can see no further, that's where you drive your stake. The rifle ball has not been made that can carry to a neighbor's line.
[last lines]
Elias Wakefield: No, Hannah, don't leave us. We're goin' to Texas. We're goin' to live it bold.
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Pleasant Tuesday Babson: You don't measure land in Texas by rod and chain - you measure by the eye. And when the eye can see no further, that's where you drive your stake. The rifle ball has not been made that can carry to a neighbor's line.
[last lines]
Elias Wakefield: No, Hannah, don't leave us. We're goin' to Texas. We're goin' to live it bold.
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Facts about
Film debut of Walter Matthau.
The river boat used in the movie was the Delta Queen. The company spent almost $10,000 dollars to add the fake smoke stacks.
The average shot length of this film is about 7.75 seconds, which makes it one of the faster cut early CinemaScope films.
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The river boat used in the movie was the Delta Queen. The company spent almost $10,000 dollars to add the fake smoke stacks.
The average shot length of this film is about 7.75 seconds, which makes it one of the faster cut early CinemaScope films.
read more facts about The Kentuckian...
