“Honky Tonk” quotes

- "Candy" Johnson: We're gonna play a little game called committing suicide.
- Brazos Hearn: What are the rules?
- "Candy" Johnson: One of us shoots himself.
- Brazos Hearn: And the other?
- "Candy" Johnson: Laughs his sides off.
Clark Gable - "Candy" Johnson
Albert Dekker - Brazos Hearn

“You're prettier than a little white kitten with a blue ribbon on it.”

Clark Gable - "Candy" Johnson

- Judge Cotton: Does this guy "Candy" Johnson bother you, my dear?
- Elizabeth Cotton: Not half as much as I bother him.
Frank Morgan - Judge Cotton
Lana Turner - Elizabeth Cotton

- Elizabeth Cotton: Candy, do you kiss with your eyes opened or closed?
- "Candy" Johnson: Opened, honey. I don't want to miss anything.
Lana Turner - Elizabeth Cotton
Clark Gable - "Candy" Johnson

- "Candy" Johnson: Don't tell me my wife is gonna die. I don't like talk like that.
- Dr. Otis: Take hold of yourself, man. I'm doing my best, but I'm only human.

Clark Gable - "Candy" Johnson
Russell Hicks - Dr. Otis

“You know, I ought to shoot you with your own gun. But I'm gonna let you do it yourself.”

Clark Gable - "Candy" Johnson

“You were going to change him, you said. You haven't changed him. He's changed you!”

Frank Morgan - Judge Cotton