Boom Town

Boom Town

1940
1h 59m
6.9

6.9/10

59 votes • View on IMDb

"Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !"

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $1,600,000

Revenue: $5,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 30, 1940
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0032273

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

Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill

Harry Compton

Chill Wills
Chill Wills

Harmony Jones

Marion Martin
Marion Martin

Whitey

Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell

Spanish Eva

Joe Yule
Joe Yule

Ed Murphy

Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy

Tom Murphy

Marietta Canty
Marietta Canty

Maid

Key Crew

Jack Conway
Director
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Sam Zimbalist
Producer