Kentucky

1938 film by Otto Brower, David Butler
Movie film Q1150581
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Summary

Kentucky is a film[1]. Kentucky ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3]
  • Director: David Butler[4], Otto Brower[5]
  • Screenwriter: Lamar Trotti[6]
  • Composer: Louis Silvers[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8], romance film[9]
  • Cast member: Loretta Young[10], Richard Greene[11], Walter Brennan[12], Douglass Dumbrille[13], Moroni Olsen[14], Edmund Mortimer[15], Karen Morley[16], Charles Lane[17], Charles Middleton[18], Charles Waldron[19], Howard Hickman[20], Leona Roberts[21], Russell Hicks[22], Willard Robertson[23]
  • Producer: Gene Markey[24], Darryl F. Zanuck[25]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[26]
  • Director of photography: Ray Rennahan[27], Ernest Palmer[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1938[33]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[34], Netflix[35]
  • Narrative location: Kentucky[36]
  • Filming location: Kentucky[37]
  • Main subject: gambling[38], horse[39], horse racing[40]
  • Film editor: Irene Morra[41]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[42]
  • Executive producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[43]
  • Title: Kentucky[44]
  • Duration: 96 minutes[45]
  • Costume designer: Gwen Wakeling[46]

Why It Matters

Kentucky has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Kentucky is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Kentucky receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', 'tr',
    Ampas collections film id → W067066
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55695
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Lamar Trotti
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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