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Boom Town 1940 Directed by Jack Conway

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1,600,000
Revenue $5,000,000
Release Date 30 August 1940
119 mins
Cast
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
Minna Gombell Spanish Eva
Joe Yule Ed Murphy
Horace Murphy Tom Murphy
Curt Bois Ferdie the Tailor
Richard Lane Assistant D.A.
Sara Haden Miss Barnes
Frank Orth Barber
Charles Coleman McMasters' Butler
Nell Craig Compton's Secretary
Byron Foulger Geologist
Harry Hayden Architect
Eddy Waller Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett
Roy Gordon McCreery
Casey Johnson Little Jack
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 Karen's Maid (uncredited)
Charles Coleman 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 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 Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Wilson Townsman (uncredited)
Tom Wilson Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Douglas Wood Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
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