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Honky Tonk

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In the 1880s, con man Candy Johnson (Clark Gable) settles in Yellow Creek after meeting the town's beautiful and smart resident Elizabeth Cotton (Lana Turner) on a train. Candy recognizes Elizabeth's father, Judge Cotton (Frank Morgan) as a one-time con man, but the judge has turned his life around and hopes to keep Candy away from his daughter. With tips from old flame "Gold Dust" (Claire Trevor), Candy gradually takes control of the town but is brought up short by Elizabeth's plans.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/10/2011
B-
Though prepsoterously plotted, this vivid and colorful Western allows Clark Gable to show his macho charm and Lana Turner her sex appeal. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/03/2003
C
Way too sudsy for a Western. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 06/15/2023 Some darker moments but overall really fun. See more deke p 08/03/2022 1941 ! GREAT CAST! LANA TURNER Bueaufo!, CLARK GABLE! & the Wizard from Oz. & MARJORIE MAIN. Fun bit of fluff. Giving it 3 1/2 RT stars. Saw pm tv 8.3.22, & Note to sef: next time pay more attention, from alpha omega. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 06/03/2016 Honky Tonk is an incredible film. It is about grifter Candy Johnson who rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek. Clark Gable and Lana Turner give excellent performances. The screenplay is well written. Jack Conway did a great job directing this movie. Honky Tonk is a must see. See more 03/08/2016 good western gr8 chemistry See more 06/03/2013 Lana and Clark have great chemistry and make the simple script better than it really is. Frank Morgan add a great deal to the mix as her father. See more 04/21/2012 great chem between turner & gable See more Read all reviews
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Jack Conway

Director

Clark Gable

"Candy" Johnson

Lana Turner

Elizabeth Cotton

Frank Morgan

Judge Cotton

Claire Trevor

"Gold Dust" Nelson

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Varner
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Synopsis In the 1880s, con man Candy Johnson (Clark Gable) settles in Yellow Creek after meeting the town's beautiful and smart resident Elizabeth Cotton (Lana Turner) on a train. Candy recognizes Elizabeth's father, Judge Cotton (Frank Morgan) as a one-time con man, but the judge has turned his life around and hopes to keep Candy away from his daughter. With tips from old flame "Gold Dust" (Claire Trevor), Candy gradually takes control of the town but is brought up short by Elizabeth's plans.
Director
Jack Conway
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 1941, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 45m
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