Honky Tonk (1941)
Western, Drama, Romance • 1h 45m
Overview
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Frank Morgan, Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, Albert Dekker, Henry O'Neill, Chill Wills, Veda Ann Borg, Douglas Wood, Lew Harvey, Betty Blythe, Harry Worth, Erville Alderson, Hooper Atchley, Dorothy Ates, King Baggot, Don Barclay, Barbara Bedford, Ed Brady, Cliff Clark, Al Bridge, Francis X. Bushman Jr., Tom Chatterton, Ed Cassidy, Heinie Conklin, Tommy Conlon, Dick Curtis, Gordon De Main, Dorothy Granger, Bess Flowers, William Haade, Eddie Hall, Edward Hearn, Al Hill, Fay Holderness, Robert Homans, Lew Kelly, Cy Kendall, Milton Kibbee, Esther Muir, Mitchell Lewis, Louis Mason, John Maxwell, Frank Mills, Demetrius Alexis, Jack Baxley, Jack Carr, Sheila Darcy, Harry Fleischmann, Joe Devlin, John Farrell, Earl Gunn, Payne B. Johnson, Jane Keckley, George Lehrer, Charles McAvoy, Art Miles, Howard M. Mitchell, Monte Montague, Philip Morris, Horace Murphy, Paul Newlan, Pat O'Malley, Frank O'Connor, Anne O'Neal, Ted Oliver, William Pagan, Lee Phelps, Alonzo Price, Henry Roquemore, Dick Rush, John Sheehan, Philip Sleeman, Carl Stockdale, Lee Shumway, Jack C. Smith, Charles Sullivan, Elliott Sullivan, Ray Teal, William Telaak, Malcolm Waite, Morgan Wallace, Eddy Waller, Harry Wilson, Will Wright
Directors: Cedric Gibbons & Jack Conway
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Directors: Cedric Gibbons & Jack Conway
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Ray Enright
Director: Ray Enright
Director: William Dieterle
Director: William Dieterle
Director: Jack Conway
HBO Max HD Streaming
Warner Archive Blu-ray in Oct
HBO Max HD Streaming
Director: Jack Conway
HBO Max HD Streaming
Warner Archive Blu-ray in Oct
HBO Max HD Streaming
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Director: László Kardos
Director: László Kardos
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Director: Wesley Ruggles
More Western on Blu-ray
Undercrank Frank Borzage: 1922 Silents Blu-ray
Undercrank Frank Borzage: 1922 Silents Blu-ray
Undercrank Frank Borzage: 1922 Silents Blu-ray
Undercrank Frank Borzage: 1922 Silents Blu-ray
Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: George Pal
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Bros NTSC DVD
The old DVD's track has significantly better detail compared to BD, especially on the score. The BD has some extra detail on dialogue, but also exhibits strange artifacting (e.g. sample 3, 0:20) which suggests possible AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering. In contrast, DVD appears to be completely unfiltered and sounds good throughout. Samples
As the BD is significantly rolled off, a lot of the detail (real or fabricated) is buried in the mix and not audible during normal playback.
Director: George Pal
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Bros NTSC DVD
The old DVD's track has significantly better detail compared to BD, especially on the score. The BD has some extra detail on dialogue, but also exhibits strange artifacting (e.g. sample 3, 0:20) which suggests possible AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering. In contrast, DVD appears to be completely unfiltered and sounds good throughout. Samples
As the BD is significantly rolled off, a lot of the detail (real or fabricated) is buried in the mix and not audible during normal playback.
Director: Martin Ritt
Director: Martin Ritt
Original TV Version: Japan LaserDisc, US OOP Bandai DVD for English dub
"Remix" Remaster: Italy Dynit Blu-ray, US Funimation/Crunchyroll Blu-ray for English dub
The "Remix" remaster has slightly different cuts for some episodes, and completely redone audio mixes. The original TV version of the English dub also has an entirely different audio mix from either the Japanese mix or the "Remix" remaster.
Original TV Version: Japan LaserDisc, US OOP Bandai DVD for English dub
"Remix" Remaster: Italy Dynit Blu-ray, US Funimation/Crunchyroll Blu-ray for English dub
The "Remix" remaster has slightly different cuts for some episodes, and completely redone audio mixes. The original TV version of the English dub also has an entirely different audio mix from either the Japanese mix or the "Remix" remaster.
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: David Dobkin
Director: David Dobkin
Director: Tom Dey
Director: Tom Dey
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