"ROUGHER, TOUGHER, MORE ROMANTIC THAN EVER!" 15 September 1949 Western, Romance 100 mins
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
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John Wayne as John Breen
Vera Ralston as Fleurette De Marchand
Philip Dorn as Col. Georges Geraud
Oliver Hardy as Willie Paine
Marie Windsor as Ann Logan
John Howard as Blake Randolph
Hugo Haas as Gen. Paul De Marchand
Grant Withers as George Hayden
Odette Myrtil as Madame De Marchand
Paul Fix as Beau Merritt
Mae Marsh as Sister Hattie
Dave Anderson as Giles (uncredited)
Jack Pennick as Capt. Dan Carroll
Hank Worden as Abner Todd
Mickey Simpson as Jacques
Chuck Roberson as Militiaman (uncredited)
George Waggner Director
George Waggner Screenplay
R. Dale Butts Orchestrator
Bob Mark Makeup Supervisor
Peggy Gray Hairstylist
Howard Lydecker Special Effects
Theodore Lydecker Special Effects
John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration
George Milo Set Decoration
Dick Tyler Sr. Sound
Howard Wilson Sound
John Wayne Producer
Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Adele Palmer Costume Design
James W. Sullivan Art Direction
George Antheil Original Music Composer
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France 02 November 2010
United Kingdom 13 January 2025
United States 15 September 1949
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