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1 October 1941 (USA) moreTagline:
Another "Boom Town" but better ! morePlot:
When gambler Candy Johnson comes to the small-town Yellow Creek he has set his mind on the narrow path to live an honest life... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Totally unrepentent moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Clark Gable | ... | 'Candy' Johnson | |
| Lana Turner | ... | Elizabeth Cotton | |
| Frank Morgan | ... | Judge Cotton | |
| Claire Trevor | ... | 'Gold Dust' Nelson | |
| Marjorie Main | ... | Mrs. Varner | |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Brazos Hearn | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Daniel Wells | |
| Chill Wills | ... | The Sniper | |
| Veda Ann Borg | ... | Pearl | |
| Douglas Wood | ... | Governor Wilson | |
| Betty Blythe | ... | Mrs. Wilson | |
| Harry Worth | ... | Harry Gates | |
| Lew Harvey | ... | Blackie | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Arthur Belasco | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) | |
| Eddie Gribbon | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) | |
| Russell Hicks | ... | Dr. Otis (scenes deleted) | |
| Ralph Peters | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) | |
| Syd Saylor | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) | |
| Harry Semels | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) | |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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Gable's wife at the time of production, Carole Lombard, was often on the set, keeping aware of Turner's party girl reputation and her husband's affinity for blondes. moreSoundtrack:
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MY absolute all time favorite Clark Gable movie is Honky Tonk. Gable's Candy Johnson is more perfect characterization for him than Rhett Butler was. This movie is in the pinacle of Gable's career between Gone With The Wind and Carole Lombard's death.
Gable and Chill Wills are a pair old West con men who we first see ac- tually conning their way out of a tar and feathering. They sneak aboard a train and Gable meets Lana Turner who he falls head over heels for. He soon finds out she's the daughter of a fellow grifter, Frank Morgan, who's the justice of the peace of the town they've arrived at. And the fun starts.
Lana Turner in the beginning of her career had a certain winsomeness
that was very effective on the screen. You can see the same thing in another of her films with Gable, Homecoming. Supposedly Gable and she had a fling during this film and this was when Gable had that storybook marriage to Carole Lombard.
Gable and Turner get great support her with a cast that includes Frank Morgan, Chill Wills, Marjorie Main, Henry O'Neill, Claire Trevor, and Albert Dekker. The film begins with a con and actually ends with one as Gable cons the bad guys into giving up, I won't reveal how.
Finally I like this film because even though he gets the girl and even might be settling down, Gable is totally unrepentent about his past. Very unusual for 1941 Hollywood.