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.
Boom Town (1940) is a adventure, drama, romance and western film directed by Jack Conway, released on August 30, 1940 with a runtime of 1h 59m. It stars Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 64 ratings.
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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 Maid
Directed by Jack Conway, written by John Lee Mahin and James Edward Grant, produced by Sam Zimbalist.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 64 ratings.
Clark Gable has outstanding rapport both with Claudette Colbert, whom he was with in It Happened One Night, and Spencer Tracy, whom he had acted with before in the disaster flick San Francisco, in this fine film which would make an excellent double-bill with There Will Be Blood, for the price of being a prospector of black gold in early 20th-century America. Very enjoyable and thoroughly recommended.
Reviewed on March 3, 2016
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Boom Town (1940) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Boom Town (1940) includes Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr and Frank Morgan. The film was directed by Jack Conway. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Boom Town was released on August 30, 1940 and runs for 1h 59m.
Boom Town (1940) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 64 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Boom Town trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
