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Boom Town (1940)

August 30, 1940 (US) Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western • 119m

Overview

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

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Top Billed Cast

Clark Gable
Clark Gable

Big John McMasters

Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy

Square John Sand

Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr

Karen Vanmeer

Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan

Luther Aldrich

Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill

Harry Compton

Chill Wills
Chill Wills

Harmony Jones

Joe Yule
Joe Yule

Ed Murphy

Curt Bois
Curt Bois

Ferdie the Tailor

Richard Lane
Richard Lane

Assistant D.A.

Sara Haden
Sara Haden

Miss Barnes

Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman

McMasters' Butler

Nell Craig
Nell Craig

Compton's Secretary

Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller

Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers

Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford

Nurse (uncredited)

Hank Bell
Hank Bell

Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown

U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)

Marietta Canty
Marietta Canty

Karen's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman

Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)

James Conaty
James Conaty

Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis

Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson

Mrs. Summers (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime
Jimmy Dime

Townsman (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Wildcatter (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum

Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty

Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

Sam Garrett
Sam Garrett

Rider / Roper (uncredited)

George Guhl
George Guhl

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney

Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)

William Halligan
William Halligan

McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Tom Hanlon
Tom Hanlon

Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Smith - the Architect (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert

Doctor (uncredited)

Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman

McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins

Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton

Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram

Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett
Sheldon Jett

Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane

Oilman in New York (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis

Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)

Tom London
Tom London

Sheriff Harris (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Frank McLure

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Carlotta Monti
Carlotta Monti

Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)

Philip Morris
Philip Morris

Oil Man (uncredited)

John T. Murray
John T. Murray

Mr. Springtime (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell

Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver

Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva

Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons

Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore

Mr. Summers (uncredited)

Larry Steers
Larry Steers

Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens

Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

William Tannen
William Tannen

Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson

Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson

Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood

Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)

Crew
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Adrian
Adrian

Costume Designer

Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer

Sound Recordist

John Hoffman
John Hoffman

Special Effects



Reviews

talisencrw

⭐ 9/10

March 3, 2016

Clark Gable has outstanding rapport both with Claudette Colbert, whom he was with in It Happened One Night, and Spencer Tracy, whom he had acted with before in the disaster flick San Francisco, in this fine film which would make an excellent double-bill with There Will Be Blood, for the price of being a prospector of black gold in early 20th-century America. Very enjoyable and thoroughly recommended.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,600,000

Revenue

$5,000,000

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