Boom Town (1940)
1h 59m
Running Time
August 30, 1940Release Date
Boom Town (1940)
1h 59m
Running Time
August 30, 1940Release Date
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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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Clark Gable](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22593-clark-gable.webp)
Clark Gable
Big John McMasters
![Spencer Tracy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24313-spencer-tracy.webp)
Spencer Tracy
Square John Sand
![Claudette Colbert](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24252-claudette-colbert.webp)
Claudette Colbert
Betsy Bartlett
![Hedy Lamarr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24272-hedy-lamarr.webp)
Hedy Lamarr
Karen Vanmeer
![Frank Morgan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22740-frank-morgan.webp)
Frank Morgan
Luther Aldrich
![Lionel Atwill](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4030-lionel-atwill.webp)
Lionel Atwill
Harry Compton
![Chill Wills](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19688-chill-wills.webp)
Chill Wills
Harmony Jones
![Marion Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27742-marion-martin.webp)
Marion Martin
Whitey
![Minna Gombell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4670-minna-gombell.webp)
Minna Gombell
Spanish Eva
![Horace Murphy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28257-horace-murphy.webp)
Horace Murphy
Tom Murphy
![Joe Yule](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25243-joe-yule.webp)
Joe Yule
Ed Murphy
![Jack Conway](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59857-jack-conway.webp)
Jack Conway
Director
![John Lee Mahin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/209821-john-lee-mahin.webp)
John Lee Mahin
Writer
![Curt Bois](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27447-curt-bois.webp)
Curt Bois
Ferdie the Tailor
![Richard Lane](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21950-richard-lane.webp)
Richard Lane
Assistant D.A.
![James Edward Grant](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/227998-james-edward-grant.webp)
James Edward Grant
Writer
![Sam Zimbalist](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sam Zimbalist
Producer
![George Lessey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/66653-george-lessey.webp)
George Lessey
Judge
![Franz Waxman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1121599-franz-waxman.webp)
Franz Waxman
Composer
![Sara Haden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9179-sara-haden.webp)
Sara Haden
Miss Barnes
![Frank Orth](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23836-frank-orth.webp)
Frank Orth
Barber
![Harold Rosson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1118312-harold-rosson.webp)
Harold Rosson
Cinematographer
![Blanche Sewell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Blanche Sewell
Editor
![Nell Craig](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4622-nell-craig.webp)
Nell Craig
Compton's Secretary
![Byron Foulger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16866-byron-foulger.webp)
Byron Foulger
Geologist
![Roy Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26371-roy-gordon.webp)
Roy Gordon
McCreery
![Casey Johnson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Casey Johnson
Little Jack
![Baby Quintanilla](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Baby Quintanilla
Baby Jack
![Frank McGlynn Sr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25763-frank-mcglynn-sr.webp)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Deacon
![Bess Flowers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4658-bess-flowers.webp)
Bess Flowers
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
![Barbara Bedford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/96903-barbara-bedford.webp)
Barbara Bedford
Nurse (uncredited)
![Hank Bell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59880-hank-bell.webp)
Hank Bell
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
![Charles D. Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22661-charles-d-brown.webp)
Charles D. Brown
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
![Francis X. Bushman Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22290-francis-x-bushman-jr.webp)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)
![Marietta Canty](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38993-marietta-canty.webp)
Marietta Canty
Maid / Karen's Maid (uncredited)
![Charles Coleman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25223-charles-coleman.webp)
Charles Coleman
McMasters' Butler / Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
![James Conaty](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Conaty
Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
![Dick Curtis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26351-dick-curtis.webp)
Dick Curtis
Hiring Boss (uncredited)
![Helen Dickson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Helen Dickson
Mrs. Summers (uncredited)
![James Dime](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25856-james-dime.webp)
James Dime
Townsman (uncredited)
![Eddie Dunn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16818-eddie-dunn.webp)
Eddie Dunn
Wildcatter (uncredited)
![Franklyn Farnum](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7430-franklyn-farnum.webp)
Franklyn Farnum
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
![Pat Flaherty](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26644-pat-flaherty.webp)
Pat Flaherty
Man at Dice Table (uncredited)
![Sam Garrett](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sam Garrett
Rider / Roper (uncredited)
![George Guhl](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4629-george-guhl.webp)
George Guhl
Baggage Man (uncredited)
![Frank Hagney](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6080-frank-hagney.webp)
Frank Hagney
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)
![William Halligan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26624-william-halligan.webp)
William Halligan
McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)
![John Hamilton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22679-john-hamilton.webp)
John Hamilton
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
![Tom Hanlon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tom Hanlon
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
![Harry Hayden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25497-harry-hayden.webp)
Harry Hayden
Architect / Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
![Holmes Herbert](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4079-holmes-herbert.webp)
Holmes Herbert
Doctor (uncredited)
![Howard Hickman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19690-howard-hickman.webp)
Howard Hickman
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
![Earle Hodgins](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28082-earle-hodgins.webp)
Earle Hodgins
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
![Shep Houghton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/433015-shep-houghton.webp)
Shep Houghton
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
![Jack Ingram](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17902-jack-ingram.webp)
Jack Ingram
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
![Sheldon Jett](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sheldon Jett
Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)
![Robert Emmett Keane](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16820-robert-emmett-keane.webp)
Robert Emmett Keane
Oilman in New York (uncredited)
![Mitchell Lewis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48386-mitchell-lewis.webp)
Mitchell Lewis
Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)
![Tom London](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17906-tom-london.webp)
Tom London
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
![Frank McLure](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6049-frank-mclure.webp)
Frank McLure
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
![Carlotta Monti](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carlotta Monti
Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)
![Philip Morris](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Philip Morris
Oil Man (uncredited)
![John T. Murray](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48692-john-t-murray.webp)
John T. Murray
Mr. Springtime (uncredited)
![Wedgwood Nowell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25601-wedgwood-nowell.webp)
Wedgwood Nowell
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
![Ted Oliver](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ted Oliver
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)
![Nestor Paiva](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4640-nestor-paiva.webp)
Nestor Paiva
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
![Milton Parsons](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4642-milton-parsons.webp)
Milton Parsons
Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)
![Lee Phelps](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16872-lee-phelps.webp)
Lee Phelps
Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
![Henry Roquemore](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/202589-henry-roquemore.webp)
Henry Roquemore
Mr. Summers (uncredited)
![Larry Steers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16833-larry-steers.webp)
Larry Steers
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)
![Bert Stevens](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/158236-bert-stevens.webp)
Bert Stevens
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
![William Tannen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4650-william-tannen.webp)
William Tannen
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Media.
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![Boom Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/39404-boom-town.webp)
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Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,600,000
Box Office$5,000,000
Genres
Last updated:
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.