Honky Tonk Nights

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Honky Tonk Nights
HonkyTonkNightsFilmPoster.jpg
Directed byCharles Webb [1]
Written by Arthur Chance
Charles Webb
Produced byArthur Chance
Charles Webb
Starring Carol Doda
Jack Elliott
Georgina Spelvin
The Hotlicks
Dan Carter
Jim Haynie
Bermuda Schwartz
Chris Cassidy
Mike Smith
Amanda Blake
Charles Webb [2]
Edited by Ingemar Ejve
Music by Marion Cronin
Charles Webb
Release date
1978 (1978)
Running time
71 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Honky Tonk Nights is a 1978 American comedy and drama film directed by Charles Webb. The film stars Carol Doda, Jack Elliott, Georgina Spelvin, The Hotlicks and Dan Carter in the lead roles. [3]

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