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| 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 | |
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Douglas Wood | ... | Gov. Wilson |
| Betty Blythe | ... | Mrs. Wilson | |
| Harry Worth | ... | Harry Gates | |
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Lew Harvey | ... | Blackie |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Arthur Belasco | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) |
| Eddie Gribbon | ... | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) | |
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"Candy" Johnson, a great crook of the Wild West, decides to find a town where he could become a big boss. To achieve this, he will need to conceal his true identity and not only pretend to be an honest man, but lead the struggle against the corrupt sheriff. No one in town realizes that the anti-corruption hero is just a greater crook himself. And there is only one person who is stronger than Johnson - a girl he is in love with. Written by Alexey (Moscow)
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$899,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$6,306,740Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,676,400Company Credits
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'Candy' Johnson: I don't carry matches.
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Music by Henry Tucker
Lyrics by George Cooper
Played in the Placer saloon
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This is Clark Gable in his fifth film after Gone With the Wind and pre-World War II when he was at the peak of his Clark Gable screen persona that he best remembered by as the rugged, devil-may-care, reckless, dangerous, sly, witty, conniving, and handsome character that finds trouble and romance equally irresistible. Kind of like the character that Sean Connery portrayed in his early Bond pictures. This is typical Gable matched up with his feminine romantic adversary this time around in a young Lana Turner in their first film together. Turner is absolutely beautiful. He's a con man and gambler in the old west that flees from town to town one step ahead of the law and anyone he's crossed or bamboozled. He and his side kick Chill Wills land in a town where he ends up in love with the Judge daughter. He and the Judge played by Frank Morgan share a common shady past. Gable buys a saloon and ends up taking over the town but there's plenty of trouble always looming while he simultaneously tries to lead the life of a settled down married man. Claire Trevor, Majorie Main and Albert Dekker are among the supporting cast. Harrold Rosson who photographed The Wizzard of Oz and had 5 Academy Award nominations in his long career is the cinematographer with some scenes shot by 4 time Academy Award nominated and long-time Greta Garbo photographer William H. Daniels. Jack Conway who directed Gable in Boomtwon, Too Hot to Handle, Saratoga and The Hucksters as well as directing such notable films as Red Headed Woman, Libeled Lady and A Tale of Two Cities is the film's director. Franz Waxman provides the score. It's a nice blend of drama, romance and comedy and I would give it an 8.5 out of 10.