Summaries

In 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid.

Following Napoleon's Waterloo defeat and the exile of his officers and their families from France, the U.S.Congress, in 1817, granted four townships in the Alabama territory to the exiles. Led by Colonel Georges Geraud and General Paul DeMarchand, the struggling settlers have made a thriving community, called Demopolis, by the summer of 1819. On a shopping trip to Mobile, Fleurette DeMarchand, the General's daughter, meets John Breen, a Kentucky rifleman, who detours his regiment through Demopolis to court her. But Fleurette, despite her wish to marry for love, must bow to the needs of her fellow exiles, who are at the mercy of the rich and wealthy Blake Randolph, and who wants her as his bride. But John Breen has no intention of allowing that to happen, resigns from his regiment, and takes up the fight against Randolph and his hirelings.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

In Alabama in 1818, Kentucky militiaman John Breen falls in love with a French exile and discovers a plot to steal the land her fellow exiles plan to settle on.—Jim Beaver <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • three word title
  • alabama
  • war hero
  • land owner
  • kentuckian
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War
  • Western
Release date Sep 14, 1949
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Agoura, California, USA
Production companies John Wayne Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1550000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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