Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels is a 1934 American comedy directed by George Stevens and starring the comedy duo of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. The screenplay was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Fred Guiol, from a story by Kalmar and Ruby.

Kentucky Kernels
Directed by	George Stevens
Screenplay by	Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Fred Guiol
Story by	Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby
Produced by	Lee Marcus H. N. Swanson (associate)
Starring	Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Mary Carlisle Spanky McFarland Noah Beery
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	James Morley
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	November 2, 1934 (1934-11-02) (US)[1]
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.

Cast

• Bert Wheeler as Willie Doyle
• Robert Woolsey as Elmer Dugan
• Mary Carlisle as Gloria Wakefield
• 'Spanky' McFarland as Spanky
• Noah Beery as Colonel Wakefield
• Lucille LaVerne as Aunt Hannah Milford
• Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Baxter
• Sleep 'n' Eat as Buckshot
• Dorothy Granger as Ethel, Baxter's Secretary (uncredited)
• Harry Bernard as Destitute Man (uncredited)
• Charlie Hall as Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)
• Clarence Wilson (actor) as Peck, a Lawyer (uncredited)