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"American Masters" Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)
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Overview
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Colin Escott (writer)
Morgan Neville (writer)
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Original Air Date:
2004
Plot:
The authoritative documentary on Country Music's most influential figure. | add synopsis
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A Poor Documentary more (3 total)
Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Roy Acuff | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Tony Bennett | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Tommy Bishop | ... | Himself |
| Rick Bragg | ... | Himself |
| Joe Buck | ... | Himself |
| Charles Carr | ... | Himself |
| Anita Carter | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Ray Charles | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Little Jimmy Dickens | ... | Himself |
| Danny Dill | ... | Himself |
 | Bob Dylan | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Colin Escott | ... | Himself |
| Lewis Fitzgerald | ... | Himself |
| Kira Florita | ... | Herself |
| Tillman B. Franks | ... | Himself |
| Leila Griffin | ... | Herself |
| Don Helms | ... | Himself |
| Clent Holmes | ... | Himself |
| Mae Jarrett | ... | Herself |
| Billie Jean Jones | ... | Herself |
| George Jones | ... | Himself |
 | Norah Jones | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Merle Kilgore | ... | Himself |
| Claude King | ... | Himself |
| Big Bill Lister | ... | Himself |
| Emanuel Martin | ... | Himself |
| Walt McNeil | ... | Himself |
| Pee Wee Moultrie | ... | Himself |
| R.D. Norred | ... | Himself |
| Frank Page | ... | Himself |
| Henderson Payne | ... | Himself |
| Minnie Pearl | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Jimmy Porter | ... | Himself |
| Ray Price | ... | Himself |
| Felton Pruett | ... | Himself |
| Ronnie Pugh | ... | Himself |
| Billy Robinson | ... | Himself |
| Braxton Schuffert | ... | Himself |
| Ernest Tubb | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bernice Turner | ... | Herself |
| Brian Turpen | ... | Himself |
| Billy Walker | ... | Himself |
| Charlie Walker | ... | Himself |
| Audrey Williams | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Hank Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Hank Williams III | ... | Himself |
| Jett Williams | ... | Herself |
| Hank Williams Jr. | ... | Himself |
| Lillie Williams | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Lycretia Williams | ... | Herself |
| Lum York | ... | Himself |
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It is very disappointing to see promising and intriguing material wasted with bad structure, a poor script, and amateurish production. Documentarians have to work with a wide range of materials, both in quantity and quality. The filmmakers have used poor contemporary footage over and over in an attempt to somehow disguise the fact that their cleverness and imagination failed them.
Hank Williams was an extremely interesting personality. His influence on country music alone, makes the potential for a great story. However, the documentary's structure is unclear -- gaps in public knowledge left gaping holes in the film. A skillful filmmaker would have been able to overcome this and tell a complete story.
All in all, a potentially fine subject squandered on poor production.