Hamilton chalks up one of his best screen performances as the legendary country-and-western singer Hank Williams in this small but enjoyable musical biography. After learning to play the guitar as a boy, Hamilton joins up with a traveling medicine show and meets Oliver. She is mightily
impressed by his song "Your Cheatin' Heart" and secretly sends it off to a publisher. They marry. Then he auditions for, and is a great success on, the famous "Louisiana Hayride" radio show. Later he joins the Grand Ole Opry and becomes a C&W hit. His fame, however, brings with it a drinking
problem that disrupts his career and personal life. After plenty of help and support from lif...
Released:
1964
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins