Boom Town

6.9 / 10

(50 votes)

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:

United States of America

Genre:

Adventure,

Drama,

Romance,

Western

Duration:

119 minutes

Year:

1940

Director:

Jack Conway

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget:

$1,600,000

Revenue:

$5,000,000

Cast:
Clark Gable

Big John McMasters

Spencer Tracy

Square John Sand

Claudette Colbert

Betsy Bartlett

Hedy Lamarr

Karen Vanmeer

Frank Morgan

Luther Aldrich

Crew:
Jack Conway

Director

John Lee Mahin

Screenplay

James Edward Grant

Story

Sam Zimbalist

Producer

Harold Rosson

Director of Photography