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Le gagnant du Kentucky

Original title: Black Gold
  • 1947
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Elyse Knox, and 'Ducky' Louie in Le gagnant du Kentucky (1947)
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In the 1920s Texas, Indian farmer Charley Eagle is dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby with his Black Hope horse but things change when oil is found on his land and the Black Gold colt is... Read allIn the 1920s Texas, Indian farmer Charley Eagle is dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby with his Black Hope horse but things change when oil is found on his land and the Black Gold colt is born.In the 1920s Texas, Indian farmer Charley Eagle is dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby with his Black Hope horse but things change when oil is found on his land and the Black Gold colt is born.

  • Director
    • Phil Karlson
  • Writers
    • Agnes Christine Johnston
    • Caryl Coleman
  • Stars
    • Anthony Quinn
    • Katherine DeMille
    • 'Ducky' Louie
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    287
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Phil Karlson
    • Writers
      • Agnes Christine Johnston
      • Caryl Coleman
    • Stars
      • Anthony Quinn
      • Katherine DeMille
      • 'Ducky' Louie
    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Charley Eagle
    Katherine DeMille
    Katherine DeMille
    • Sarah Eagle
    'Ducky' Louie
    • Davey
    Raymond Hatton
    Raymond Hatton
    • Bucky
    Kane Richmond
    Kane Richmond
    • Stanley Lowell
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • Col. Caldwell
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Don Toland
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • Senator Watkins
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Schoolboy
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Judge Wilson
    Elyse Knox
    Elyse Knox
    • Ruth Frazer
    Clem McCarthy
    • Commentator: Kentucky Derby
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Colonel Caldwell's Ranch Foreman
    • (uncredited)
    Carl Andre
    • Racetrack Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Racetrack Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bayless
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Beltram
    • Racetrack Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Phil Karlson
    • Writers
      • Agnes Christine Johnston
      • Caryl Coleman
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    3jquail02

    This Is a Horrible Movie

    Even allowing for modern tastes and attitudes changing, this is an awful movie. Anthony Quinn cannot save it and no one else in the movie is even halfway decent. Katherine DeMille as his wife seems to be shooting for "stoic" and landing on "comatose". As was said of an equally terrible film on MST3K, "Someone with attention deficit disorder edited this movie." Things just kind of happen for no apparent reason and scenes fade out like the director got bored (and if he did, fair enough.) Plots are sort of vaguely started, then peter out.

    And of course, the only thing this has to do with the actual 1924 Kentucky Derby winner, Black Gold, is the horse has the same name and was owned by an Indian (in reality, a Cherokee named Al Hoots. He was dead before Black Gold won the Derby and that's about all he has in common with "Charley Eagle.") The movie can't even be bothered to get the Derby roses the right color (unless the film stock is SO degraded those were red at some point.) Even the softened-up version of the horse's story told in Marguerite Henry's "Black Gold" is more accurate than this disaster area. This is an excellent example of a case where just because you have some spare money and actors on contract does not mean you have to make a movie.
    8kevin_robbins

    This is a unique addition to the western genre that contains fantastic characters and a worthwhile storyline

    Black Gold (1947) is a movie I recently watched on HBOMAX. The storyline follows a Mexican man camping in the desert who encounters an Asian orphaned boy and adopts him. The Mexican man teaches him the ways to train a horse and they enter their horses into several horse races hoping for the opportunity to one day have a horse in the Kentucky Derby.

    This movie is directed by Phil Karlson (Hell to Eternity) and stars Anthony Quinn (Lawrence of Arabia), Katherine DeMille (The Crusades), Raymond Hatton (In Cold Blood), Kane Richmond (The Lost City) and Jonathan Hale (Strangers on a Train).

    The storyline for this movie is very unique, unpredictable and contains fantastic characters. Katherine DeMille Steals the show and delivers a captivating performance. I was impressed by the twists and turns of the storyline and the depiction of how minorities were taken advantage of and how they kept pushing forward. The final Kentucky Derby scene is very well shot.

    Overall this is a unique addition to the western genre that contains fantastic characters and a worthwhile storyline. I would score this a 7.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
    6SnoopyStyle

    progressive western

    Davey Chung became an orphan after his father is murdered by white Americans. Charley Eagle (Anthony Quinn) is a native American cowboy who comes upon the boy. Charley adopts the boy and dreams of racing his horse Black Hope.

    This is a western trying to be progressive. It is loosely based on a true story although I don't how loose. For this subject, accuracy is not that important. More important is giving Quinn the lead along with an unknown Chinese kid. That is very progressive for its time. Quinn may not be a full blooded Indian, but he probably had some in the mix. The only issue is that I wish he was written smarter. I'm not saying that he's dumb and I know the claim race has a real story behind it. Alright, he could just speak normally instead doing the fake Indian speak.
    ptb-8

    Allied Artist First

    This was Allied Artists "first film":....it was really a Monogram Picture and this was the first release in 1947,under their new name for their 'better' product ALLIED ARTISTS. It was a fairly expensive film for them then ($450K) and filmed in colour. As a film it is a very effective multicultural experience and it is a credit to them to take such a risk on what one would think was then un marketable themes: illegal immigrant Chinese boy is adopted by land owning red Indian family, who send him to school. Kid gets taunted because of his new family and Chinese face. Pop, Anthony Quinn discovers oil on the farm and gets rich. They buy a racehorse and it becomes a champ and they become richer! Racial prejudice gets and airing too when they enter' society'. All quite startling and effectively handled. For these themes to be their first high profile calling card, AA/Monogram get a good report and deserve recognition for their worthy ideals. It is worth noting the interesting films Monogram decided to make as Allied Artists in their first few years, as THE GANGSTER and IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE attest. BLACK GOLD seems corny by today's cynicism, but the was a deserving hit for them. Like Republic's COME NEXT SPRING, a real Americana treat if you can find it and just enjoy.
    searchanddestroy-1

    Phil Karlson's oater but not a winner

    This movie is certainly not the most representative of the Phil Karlson's career. No trace of Karlson's style here, nothing rough, tough, gritty, as in KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL, nor BROTHERS RICCO or 99 RIVER STREET, or even any other western from him. After all, this one seems to be more a western than a crime drama. But it is a very pleasant, agreeable little oater, involving a horse and a family. So that's a false drama and western destined to the whole family. But I would have never guessed Karlson as the director, why not Don Siegel? No, I would have guessed a Francis D Lyon, or a Ted Tetzlaff.

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    • Trivia
      The first Monogram film shot in color, using the Cinecolor process which was less expensive than Technicolor.
    • Quotes

      [About Don Toland, an unscrupulous horse owner]

      Bucky: He's the biggest unhung crook south of the border.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Hollywood Collection: Anthony Quinn an Original (1990)

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 1948 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black Gold
    • Filming locations
      • Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Allied Artists Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $450,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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