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

Joe Yule
Ed Murphy

Horace Murphy
Tom Murphy

Curt Bois
Ferdie the Tailor

Richard Lane
Assistant D.A.

George Lessey
Judge

Sara Haden
Miss Barnes

Frank Orth
Barber

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)

John Lee Mahin
Screenplay

Harry Wilson
Townsman (uncredited)

James Edward Grant
Story

Jack Conway
Director

Tom Wilson
Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Douglas Wood
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
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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