... and they still can't turn out a decent script. It's not surprising that the majority of writers (and there were nine in total) remain uncredited. I suspect they asked to be disassociated with this turkey rather than being bounced. On paper it has legs, Gable and Turner in the lead, Frank Morgan, Albert Dekker, Claire Trevor and Chill Wills holding their coats, but in practice it's a serious disappointment. If it took nine brains to come up with the idea of one man wanting it all in the wake of a modest success it clearly needed nine directors to make it palatable and all we get is one journeyman, Jack Conway, not even a second-rate Woody Van Dyke. On balance its best forgotten.
Review of Honky Tonk
