In Old Kentucky (1935 film)

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.

In Old Kentucky
Directed by	George Marshall
Written by	Sam Hellman Gladys Lehman Henry Johnson (add. dialogue)
Based on	1893 play In Old Kentucky by Charles T. Dazey
Produced by	Edward Butcher
Starring	Will Rogers Dorothy Wilson Russell Hardie
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Jack Murray
Music by	Arthur Lange (uncredited)
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 22, 1935 (1935-11-22)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,438,000 (U.S. and Canada rentals)[1]

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

Cast

• Will Rogers as Steve Tapley
• Dorothy Wilson as Nancy Martingale
• Russell Hardie as Dr. Lee Andrews
• Charles Sellon as Ezra Martingale
• Louise Henry as Arlene Shattuck
• Esther Dale as Dolly Breckenridge
• Alan Dinehart as Slick Doherty
• Charles Richman as Pole Shattuck
• Etienne Girardot as Pluvius J. Aspinwall
• John Ince as Sheriff
• Bill Robinson as Wash Jackson
• Greyboy the Horse as Greyboy

See also

• List of films about horses
• List of films about horse racing