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Boom Town

Not Rated
AdventureDramaRomanceWestern
6.9/10(51 ratings)

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.

08-30-1940
1h 59m
Boom Town
Backdrop for Boom Town

Main Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Big John McMasters

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Square John Sand

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Betsy Bartlett

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Karen Vanmeer

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Luther Aldrich

Harry Compton

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Harmony Jones

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Jack Conway
Production:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Revenue:
$5,000,000
Budget:
$1,600,000

Key Crew

Director:
Jack Conway
Screenplay:
John Lee Mahin
Story:
James Edward Grant
Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Producer:
Sam Zimbalist

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en