Boom Town

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

Duration: 119 min
Release date: 1940-08-30
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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.

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