Drama · United States of America · 1927 · 1h 10m

In Old Kentucky

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Director
John M. Stahl
Cast
James Murray as Jimmy Brierly Helene Costello as Nancy Holden Wesley Barry as 'Skippy' Lowry Dorothy Cumming as Mrs. Brierly Edward Martindel as Mr. Brierly Harvey Clark as Dan Lowry
Crew
Max Fabian — Director of Photography A.P. Younger — Screenplay Lew Lipton — Writer Arthur Shirley — Writer A.P. Younger — Story
Tagline

Sweeps you from the racing turf somewheres down in Dixie to the shell-scarred battle fields somewhere in France!

Synopsis

Young Brierly struggles to save his father, Major Brierly, from the clutches of alcohol after the Great War. At the same time, he prepares Major Brierly's horse, which served bravely with the Major at the front, for the Kentucky Derby.

Mood & Themes
world war ihorserace horse
Key Collaborators
John M. Stahl Director Max Fabian Director of Photography A.P. Younger Screenplay Lew Lipton Writer Arthur Shirley Writer A.P. Younger Story
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