Boom Town (1940)
Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !
Starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert
Directed by Jack Conway
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.
Runtime: 119 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Adventure,Drama,Romance
Keywords: partnership,oil,oil tycoon,wildcatter,oil field
Cast
Big John McMasters
Square John Sand
Betsy Bartlett
Karen Vanmeer
Luther Aldrich
Harry Compton
Harmony Jones
Worker in McMasters' New York Office
Whitey
Spanish Eva
Miss Barnes
Ed Murphy
Tom Murphy
Maid
Ferdie the Tailor
Assistant D.A.
Judge
Barber
Defense Attorney
McMasters' Butler
Compton's Secretary
Geologist
Architect
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett
McCreery
Little Jack
Baby Jack
Deacon
Nurse (uncredited)
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Man with Nitroglycerine (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)
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (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)
Townsman (uncredited)
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)