Boom Town
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.
Release Date:
1940-08-30
Runtime:
119 minutes
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Starring:
Clark Gable
as Big John McMasters
Spencer Tracy
as Square John Sand
Claudette Colbert
as Betsy Bartlett
Hedy Lamarr
as Karen Vanmeer
Frank Morgan
as Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill
as Harry Compton
Chill Wills
as Harmony Jones
Marion Martin
as Whitey
Minna Gombell
as Spanish Eva
Joe Yule
as Ed Murphy
Horace Murphy
as Tom Murphy
Marietta Canty
as Karen's Maid (uncredited)
Curt Bois
as Ferdie the Tailor
Richard Lane
as Assistant D.A.
George Lessey
as Judge
Sara Haden
as Miss Barnes
Frank Orth
as Barber
Charles Coleman
as Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
Nell Craig
as Compton's Secretary
Byron Foulger
as Geologist
Harry Hayden
as Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
as McCreery
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Casey Johnson
as Little Jack
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Baby Quintanilla
as Baby Jack
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Deacon
Bess Flowers
as Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
as Nurse (uncredited)
Hank Bell
as Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
as U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)