The Kentuckian (1955)
1955 was the year many actors went behind the camera and made their directorial debuts. Charles Laughton directed The Night of the Hunter, José Ferrer directed The Shrike, Ray Milland directed A Man Alone and Burt Lancaster directed The Kentuckian. The scenery (and Burt’s long, wavy hair) were very pretty to look at, but the movie itself wasn’t superbly directed. There was nothing wrong with Burt’s talents, but they didn’t stand out the way Laughton’s efforts did.
Burt plays a single father to Donald MacDonald. They live in Kentucky (where else?) but decide that in the modern times of 1820, it would be better for the boy to grow up in a new frontier, Texas. Throughout their travels, Burt gets into trouble, makes a powerful enemy of Walter Matthau (his screen debut – but who thought he’d fit into a period piece?), and gets two girls to fight over him. Unfortunately, it’s a rather lukewarm love triangle between a sweet schoolteacher and an indentured servant turned troublemaker. When the prize is Burt, the girls competing should be the very best, shouldn’t they? In fact, I can’t even remember whether Diana Lynn or Dianne Foster gets the guy. For me, the most memorable part is Bernard Herrmann’s theme. It’s so beautiful and fitting, it’s a shame there was so much competition during the 1955 Rag awards.
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Burt plays a single father to Donald MacDonald. They live in Kentucky (where else?) but decide that in the modern times of 1820, it would be better for the boy to grow up in a new frontier, Texas. Throughout their travels, Burt gets into trouble, makes a powerful enemy of Walter Matthau (his screen debut – but who thought he’d fit into a period piece?), and gets two girls to fight over him. Unfortunately, it’s a rather lukewarm love triangle between a sweet schoolteacher and an indentured servant turned troublemaker. When the prize is Burt, the girls competing should be the very best, shouldn’t they? In fact, I can’t even remember whether Diana Lynn or Dianne Foster gets the guy. For me, the most memorable part is Bernard Herrmann’s theme. It’s so beautiful and fitting, it’s a shame there was so much competition during the 1955 Rag awards.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Jack" for posting!
More Burt Lancaster movies here!