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Kentucky Kernels (1934)
The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.
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The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Fred Guiol
In Theaters:11/2/1934
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Runtime:75 minutes
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
George Stevens
Director
Bert Wheeler
Willie Doyle
Robert Woolsey
Elmer Dugan
Mary Carlisle
Gloria Wakefield
George McFarland
Spanky Milford
Noah Beery
Colonel Wakefield
Lucille La Verne
Aunt Hannah Milford
Willie Best
Buckshot (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Baxter
Louis Mason
Judge Ezra Milford
Paul Page
Jerry Bronson
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Jeff Wakefield
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