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Boom Town (1940)

1h 59m · 30 Aug 1940

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

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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.

Movie ID11322
GenreAdventure, Drama, Romance, Western
DirectorJack Conway
Main castClark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr, Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, Chill Wills, Marion Martin
Release date30 August 1940
Release year1940
LanguageEnglish
Duration119 min (1h 59m)
Rating7.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director: Jack Conway
Writers: John Lee Mahin, James Edward Grant

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Clark GableBig John McMasters Spencer TracySquare John Sand Claudette ColbertBetsy Bartlett Hedy LamarrKaren Vanmeer Frank MorganLuther Aldrich Lionel AtwillHarry Compton Chill WillsHarmony Jones Marion MartinWhitey Minna GombellSpanish Eva Joe YuleEd Murphy Horace MurphyTom Murphy Marietta CantyMaid Curt BoisFerdie the Tailor Richard LaneAssistant D.A. George LesseyJudge Sara HadenMiss Barnes Frank OrthBarber Charles ColemanMcMasters' Butler Nell CraigCompton's Secretary Byron FoulgerGeologist

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