“Every Kiss a Thrill! Better than "Boom Town"!”
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.
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Cast
86 people
Clark Gable
"Candy" Johnson
Known for
Gone with the Wind
It Happened One Night
Lana Turner
Elizabeth Cotton
Known for
Imitation of Life
The Bad and the Beautiful
Frank Morgan
Judge Cotton
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Shop Around the Corner
Claire Trevor
"Gold Dust" Nelson
Known for
Stagecoach
Murder, My Sweet
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Varner
Known for
Heaven Can Wait
Meet Me in St. Louis
Albert Dekker
Brazos Hearn
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
The Wild Bunch
Henry O'Neill
Daniel Wells
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Jezebel
Chill Wills
The Sniper
Known for
Giant
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Veda Ann Borg
Pearl
Known for
Mildred Pierce
The Alamo
Douglas Wood
Governor Wilson
Known for
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Dangerous
Lew Harvey
Blackie
Also in
The Marathon
Lady of the Night
Betty Blythe
Mrs. Wilson
Also in
Nomads of the North
Misbehaving Husbands
Jack Conway Director · Marguerite Roberts Screenplay John B. Sanford Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $899K · United States release October 1, 1941
Box office
Budget
$899,000
Worldwide gross
$3,980,000
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1941
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 2009
Physical · DVD
United States
March 31, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
Sweden
August 31, 1942 · Theatrical
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