ChikPapa
Very disappointed :(
Cleveronix
A different way of telling a story
Hulkeasexo
it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
wildflowerstation
this movie played twice on THIStv, a great channel.Kentucky is one of my favorites. I am teaching a Southern History course, and I use the "Southern" any movie about the South to talk about how Hollywood viewed blacks, the different classes of southern society. A great movie similar to this that also starred Walter Brennan is Maryland Fox 1940 Hattie McDaniel is in this one It takes place on a large estate in Maryland, and has to do with steeplechase and fox-hunting. Both of these movies are fun a bit dated with the racial views, but in the context of a good story,a dn history well worth watching. Where can I get a copy or view online Maryland? also please write thistv and let them know you like movies such as Kentucky,Maryland They must have purchased a cache of 20thCenturyFox films, they showed the 1953 Titanic on Sunday. Also anyone who has done research on the Southern as a genre please let me know I am planning to do an aritcle.
lorason61
Real footage of Lawrin's win. 2 horses, Bluegrass & Postman. I just wanted to point out that the silk colors for Blugrass/Lawrin were green w/white polka dots.Eddie Arcaro won his 1st Derby aboard "Bluegrass" aka Lawrin.Im surprised no-one picked up on this !!! Same w/"Glory" (1956). The film footage of "Glory" winning was actual footage of Swaps/Nashua in 1955. The silk colors in the movie match Swaps & Nashua.I recommend this movie because of the locations & Loretta Young. Scenes of the farms in KY like Calumet, Greentree and others add to the beauty of it all.
edwagreen
Terrific film dealing with the horse racing scene in Kentucky.We are taken from the beginning of the civil war, when generations of feuding between families begin when a Goodwin is killed by a Dillon during the taking of horses for the union army.The film then jumps to 1938 and the generations that followed these families. Naturally, Loretta Young and Richard Greene will become lovers and are from the different families with Greene hiding his Dillon name.Walter Brennan is absolutely magnificent here as the older Peter Dillon, who cried hysterically at the time of his father's murder in 1861. He plays a crusty, cantankerous individual with a rare knowledge of horse breeding and with it all, a wonderful human heart. His Academy Award as best supporting actor was extremely well deserved here.The blue grass of Kentucky was never more enjoyable in this sprawling film of great memories of a bygone era.
Michael_Elliott
Kentucky (1938) *** (out of 4) Fun film involves two horse racing families from Kentucky who have been doing battle since the start of the Civil War and it continues to the current times. Eventually opposite family members Loretta Young and Richard Greene fall in love just as the Kentucky Derby comes around where Greene tries to prove himself as a horse trainer. I was surprised to see how enjoyable thing film was and one of the big benefits is the Technicolor used in the film. These early Technicolor films are often hit and miss on how well they look but this film here is quite beautiful to look at. It's certainly one of the best looking early Technicolor films that I've seen from this period. Another nice thing are the performances, which are all a lot of fun. Neither Young nor Greene speak with a southern accent, although the screenplay gives a reason for Greene not doing so. Even with the accents being wrong, both work incredibly well together and this here helps the love story (and the fighting moments). Walter Brennan won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and he gives a fun, if over the top, performance. His redneck antics are pretty over the top but it's still fun and keeps the film moving with some nice laughs. Being from Kentucky it was great seeing how Churchill Downs looked back then as well. The stereotypes of the black servants in the film might offend some as they all come off rather dumb but so do the Southern characters.
