Tennessee's Partner
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Tennessee's Partner | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | Bret Harte (story) |
Starring | John Payne Ronald Reagan Rhonda Fleming |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date(s) | 1955 |
Running time | 87 min. |
Country | U.S.A. |
Language | English |
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Tennessee's Partner is a 1955 film starring Ronald Reagan in what Peter Bogdanovich calls his "most likeable performance." It co-starred John Payne as Tennessee.
It was directed by Allan Dwan, who lived to be 96 and had a 52-year directorial career.
Tennessee's Partner is also one of the greatest short stories of Bret Harte's fiction career. Harte lived from the 19th to beginning of the 20th century. This film is based upon Bret Harte's work. The film was released by RKO, which was then owned by industrialist Howard Hughes, who was known for his support of political conservatives.