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Burt Lancaster starred in, and directed, this story of a well meaning traveller ("Big Eli") and his young son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald) heading to Texas hoping to make a decent living for him and his son. Along the way he encounters (and buys) an indentured slave "Susie" (D…
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The Kentuckian
“Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!”
58%
Movie
1h 44m
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The Kentuckian (1955) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Kentuckian (1955) — a movie tagged as Western with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Kentuckian 58% (55 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1955-07-22
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 66035
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A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
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Burt Lancaster
Elias Wakefield
Dianne Foster
Hannah Bolen
Walter Matthau
Stan Bodine
Diana Lynn
Susie Spann
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Donald MacDonald
Little Eli Wakefield
John McIntire
Zack Wakefield
Una Merkel
Sophie Wakefield
John Carradine
Ziby Fletcher
John Litel
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Rhys Williams
Constable
Edward Norris
Roulette Dealer
Will Wright
John Decker (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Frome Brother (uncredited)
Paul Wexler
Frome Brother (uncredited)
Clem Bevans
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Frontiersman (uncredited)
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Burt Lancaster starred in, and directed, this story of a well meaning traveller ("Big Eli") and his young son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald) heading to Texas hoping to make a decent living for him and his son. Along the way he encounters (and buys) an indentured slave "Susie" (Diana Lynn) who only complicates their already interesting journey as he fights his own demons with women, booze and a particularly nasty Walter Matthau ("Bodine"). It's a beautifully shot piece of cinema, this, and the mischievous charm of the star is writ large. It's too long, though - frequently sagging as the romantic elements go quickly from humorously hostile to schmaltzy just a bit too quickly. Matthau and his whip are the stuff of cinema legend though, and the young MacDomald plays his part well. Fans of Burt will love this, but I found I was bored by the half way mark as what pace it does have it doesn't really sustain.
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