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The Lady's from Kentucky is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alexander Hall released in USA on 27 april 1939 with George Raft
The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
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Add to a movie listThe Lady's from Kentucky is a 1939 film starring George Raft and Ellen Drew. The movie was written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan from a story by Rowland Brown, and was directed by Alexander Hall. The screenplay involves a failing bookie (Raft) who becomes half owner of a racehorse, with a Kentucky lady (Drew) owning the other half. ZaSu Pitts plays a supporting role.
Actors
George Raft
(Marty Black)
Ellen Drew
(Penelope 'Penny' Hollis)
Zasu Pitts
(Dulcey Lee)
Hugh Herbert
(Mousey Johnson)
Louise Beavers
(Aunt Tina)
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