Boom Town

Boom Town

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

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.

US

Made in US

6.9/10

1940

Adventure
Drama
Romance
Western
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

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)

Jimmy Dime

Jimmy 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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