Boom Town (1940)

Boom Town (1940)

Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way ! 1940-08-30 United States of America 119 Min. PG-13
6.9 51 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Clark Gable is Big John McMasters
Big John McMasters
Spencer Tracy is Square John Sand
Square John Sand
Claudette Colbert is Betsy Bartlett
Betsy Bartlett
Hedy Lamarr is Karen Vanmeer
Karen Vanmeer
Frank Morgan is Luther Aldrich
Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill is Harry Compton
Harry Compton
Chill Wills is Harmony Jones
Harmony Jones
Minna Gombell is Spanish Eva
Spanish Eva
Joe Yule is Ed Murphy
Ed Murphy
Horace Murphy is Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy