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My Old Kentucky Home
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My Old Kentucky Home

1938-02-09 · 72 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Music

Larry is engaged to Lisbeth Blair but he becomes attentive to Gail, a singer, and is injured in an accident in her apartment. He is slowly going blind and decides that he shouldn't marry Lisbeth. A surgeon restores his sight and he and Lisbeth reconcile to the strains of "My Old Kentucky Home" sung by the Hall Johnson Choir.

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Directors
Lambert Hillyer
Production companies
Crescent Pictures Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Evelyn VenableEvelyn VenableLisbeth Calvert
Grant RichardsGrant RichardsLarry Blair
Clara BlandickClara BlandickJulia 'Granny' Blair
Bernadene HayesBernadene HayesGail Burke
J. Farrell MacDonaldJ. Farrell MacDonaldMayor Jim Hopkins
Margaret MarquisLucy Belle, Lisbeth's Kid Sister
Cornelius KeefeCornelius KeefeTrent Burke
Kitty McHughKitty McHughPeggy Price
Raquel DavidovichBabette
Paul WhitePaul WhiteScipio-Singer
Mildred GoverCallio, The Maid
Hall JohnsonLeader, Hall Johnson Choir
Don BrodieDon Brodie(uncredited)
Bobby BurnsBobby Burns(uncredited)
Edward HearnEdward Hearn(uncredited)
Howard HickmanHoward Hickman(uncredited)

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