The Kentuckian
Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!
1955 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Burt Lancaster |
|---|---|
| Writer: | A.B. Guthrie Jr., Felix Holt |
| Staring: |
| A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 22, 1955 |
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| Director: | Burt Lancaster |
| Writer: | A.B. Guthrie Jr., Felix Holt |
| Genres: | Drama, Western |
| Keywords | texas, frontiersman |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Hecht-Lancaster Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Burt Lancaster | Elias Wakefield |
| Dianne Foster | Hannah Bolen |
| Walter Matthau | Stan Bodine |
| Diana Lynn | Susie Spann |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| A.B. Guthrie Jr. | Screenplay |
| Felix Holt | Novel |
| George E. Luckenbacher | Editor |
| Ted Haworth | Production Design |
| Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| John Orlando | Props |
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| LaVaughn Speer | Hairstylist |
| James T. Vaughn | Production Manager |
| Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Wayne Fury | Sound Effects Editor |
| John K. Kean | Sound Recordist |
| Paul Schmutz | Sound Recordist |
| Russell Shearman | Special Effects |
| Robert G. Carlisle | Music Editor |
| Burt Lancaster | Director |
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harold Hecht | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
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.