Boom Town (1940)
1h 59m
Running Time
August 30, 1940Release Date
Boom Town (1940)
1h 59m
Running Time
August 30, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Clark Gable
Big John McMasters
Spencer Tracy
Square John Sand
Claudette Colbert
Betsy Bartlett
Hedy Lamarr
Karen Vanmeer
Frank Morgan
Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill
Harry Compton
Chill Wills
Harmony Jones
Marion Martin
Whitey
Minna Gombell
Spanish Eva
Horace Murphy
Tom Murphy
Joe Yule
Ed Murphy
Jack Conway
Director
Curt Bois
Ferdie the Tailor
John Lee Mahin
Writer
Richard Lane
Assistant D.A.
James Edward Grant
Writer
George Lessey
Judge
Sam Zimbalist
Producer
Franz Waxman
Composer
Sara Haden
Miss Barnes
Harold Rosson
Cinematographer
Frank Orth
Barber
Blanche Sewell
Editor
Nell Craig
Compton's Secretary
Byron Foulger
Geologist
Roy Gordon
McCreery
Casey Johnson
Little Jack
Baby Quintanilla
Baby Jack
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Deacon
Bess Flowers
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Nurse (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)
Marietta Canty
Maid / Karen's Maid (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
McMasters' Butler / Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Hiring Boss (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Mrs. Summers (uncredited)
James Dime
Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Wildcatter (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Man at Dice Table (uncredited)
Sam Garrett
Rider / Roper (uncredited)
George Guhl
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)
William Halligan
McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)
John Hamilton
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Architect / Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Doctor (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Jack Ingram
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Oilman in New York (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)
Tom London
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Carlotta Monti
Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Oil Man (uncredited)
John T. Murray
Mr. Springtime (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
Milton Parsons
Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Mr. Summers (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
William Tannen
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett / Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Townsman (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Douglas Wood
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,600,000
Box Office$5,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
partnership
oil
oil tycoon
wildcatter
oil field
Wiki.
Boom Town is a 1940 American Western film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by Jack Conway. The supporting cast features Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, and Chill Wills. A story written by James Edward Grant in Cosmopolitan magazine entitled "A Lady Comes to Burkburnett" provided the inspiration for the film. The film was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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