not on the same level a the searcher or red river or even hondo and but the fighting kentuckian be an enjoyable film to watch . i do not know how accurate the history really be and but i do know that the remnant of napoleon band of loyal follower do establish a community in the southern part of the u at about the same time that andrew jackson be fight the battle of new orleans with the help of and ( although not mention in this film ) and jean laffite who may have be a pirate and but prefer to be call a free booter . vera hruba ralston be the lovely daughter of one of napoleon most important general . she be quite charm here . her czech accent could pass for french . john wayne look marvelous in leather and delivers his line like a true straight man when partner with oliver hardy . that be a side kick combo like no other and worth the price of admission . the film contain many site gag and but my favorite be the one where wayne and hardy pretend to be surveyor and hardy end up in a pond . my favorite one liner in the fighting kentuckian be the one where john breen ( john wayne ) and after be shoot while survey and come to a cabin of french settler and and be discover by the men who shoot him . they offer him a drink and have a shot . they ask . breen reply a he mount his horse and no thanks and just have one . and hold up his wounded arm . there be no point in summarize the plot line and it be only there to allow john wayne to kiss vera ralston and in the moonlight illuminate the patio of her mansion and watch by her father and the general . that kiss be one of those patented take her to the moon kiss that wayne give select lucky lady . ( those lucky lady reel for hour after . ) oliver hardy be the third part of this delightful three some . there be action when the french be attack by the evil river men who want their land and and be in turn repel by the fighting kentuckian and ( the whole kit and kaboodle ) and lead by a trumpet blow hardy . when the film first come out it be a smash hit and and it be easy to see why . there be an easy humor and gallantry and romance here that i miss in modern film . film now be so message conscience and so full of unappealing and gratuitous nudity and sex and that it fun to relax with a film that suggest much more than it show and do it with style and a wink of the eye .