man and a ghost of his former self. Reception Contemporary reviews appraised the film as about average to good. Theodore Strauss of The New York Times described the film as mostly "a crowd-catching midway exhibit in which Miss Turner gives a competent, if limited, performance and Mr. Gable again shows off his muscles." Variety, however, called the performances "uniformly good" and noted that the screenplay "though padded a bit and still open to cutting, is excellent for this action picture purpose." Film Daily wrote, "Both Gable and Miss Turner give ace accounts of themselves in the leads, and there are some slick bits by their fellow players ... Jack Conway's two-fisted direction makes for solidity and realism, and Harold Rosson's photography is expert." Harrison's Reports wrote, "As the rough romantic lover, Clark Gable seems to have done it again, for he is all that and more." John Mosher of The New Yorker called the film "Just a plain Western." Honky Tonk was MGM's most financially successful film of 1941, and was the second highest-grossing film of that year, second only to Warner Bros.' Sergeant York. According to MGM records the film earned $2,893,000 in the US and Canada, and $1,087,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $1,895,000. References External links 1941 films 1941 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films 1940s English-language films Films scored by Franz Waxman Films directed by Jack Conway Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films set in the 19th century 1940s historical films American historical films 1940s American films