Movie Description
Boom Town
(1940)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jack Conway
- Producer : Sam Zimbalist
- Editor : Blanche Sewell
- Cast : Clark Gable,Spencer Tracy,Claudette Colbert,Hedy Lamarr,Frank Morgan,Lionel Atwill,Chill Wills,Marion Martin,Minna Gombell,Joe Yule,Horace Murphy,Marietta Canty,Curt Bois,Richard Lane,George Lessey,Sara Haden,Frank Orth,Charles Coleman,Nell Craig,Byron Foulger,Harry Hayden,Eddy Waller,Roy Gordon,Casey Johnson,Baby Quintanilla,Frank McGlynn Sr.,Bess Flowers,Barbara Bedford,Hank Bell,Charles D. Brown,Francis X. Bushman Jr.,Marietta Canty,Charles Coleman,James Conaty,Dick Curtis,Helen Dickson,Jimmy Dime,Eddie Dunn,Franklyn Farnum,Pat Flaherty,Sam Garrett,George Guhl,Frank Hagney,William Halligan,John Hamilton,Tom Hanlon,Harry Hayden,Holmes Herbert,Howard Hickman,Earle Hodgins,Shep Houghton,Jack Ingram,Sheldon Jett,Robert Emmett Keane,Mitchell Lewis,Tom London,Frank McLure,Carlotta Monti,Philip Morris,John T. Murray,Wedgwood Nowell,Ted Oliver,Nestor Paiva,Milton Parsons,Lee Phelps,Henry Roquemore,Larry Steers,Bert Stevens,William Tannen,Eddy Waller,Harry Wilson,Tom Wilson,Douglas Wood
Cast
Big John McMasters
Square John Sand
Betsy Bartlett
Karen Vanmeer
Luther Aldrich
Harry Compton
Harmony Jones
Whitey
Spanish Eva
Ed Murphy
Tom Murphy
Maid
Ferdie the Tailor
Assistant D.A.
Judge
Miss Barnes
Barber
McMasters' Butler
Compton's Secretary
Geologist
Architect
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett
McCreery
Little Jack
Baby Jack
Deacon
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)
Karen's Maid (uncredited)
Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Hiring Boss (uncredited)
Mrs. Summers (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Wildcatter (uncredited)
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Man at Dice Table (uncredited)
Rider / Roper (uncredited)
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)
McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Oilman in New York (uncredited)
Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)
Oil Man (uncredited)
Mr. Springtime (uncredited)
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)
Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
Mr. Summers (uncredited)
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleBoom Town
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-08-30
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 59m
Budget₹ 1600000
Revenue₹ 5000000
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Adventure
- Drama
- Romance
- Western
