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    Boom Town

    119'

    1940-08-30

    7

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

    Adventure,Drama,Romance,Western

    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.

    DirectingJack ConwayWritingJohn Lee Mahin

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    Cast

    2

    Big John McMasters

    Clark Gable

    2

    Square John Sand

    Spencer Tracy

    1

    Betsy Bartlett

    Claudette Colbert

    1

    Karen Vanmeer

    Hedy Lamarr

    1

    Luther Aldrich

    Frank Morgan

    1

    Harry Compton

    Lionel Atwill

    1

    Harmony Jones

    Chill Wills

    1

    Whitey

    Marion Martin

    1

    Spanish Eva

    Minna Gombell

    1

    Ed Murphy

    Joe Yule

    1

    Tom Murphy

    Horace Murphy

    1

    Maid

    Marietta Canty

    1

    Ferdie the Tailor

    Curt Bois

    1

    Assistant D.A.

    Richard Lane

    1

    Judge

    George Lessey

    1

    Miss Barnes

    Sara Haden

    1

    Barber

    Frank Orth

    1

    McMasters' Butler

    Charles Coleman

    1

    Compton's Secretary

    Nell Craig

    1

    Geologist

    Byron Foulger

    1

    Architect

    Harry Hayden

    1

    Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett

    Eddy Waller

    1

    McCreery

    Roy Gordon

    1

    Little Jack

    Casey Johnson

    1

    Baby Jack

    Baby Quintanilla

    1

    Deacon

    Frank McGlynn Sr.

    1

    Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

    Bess Flowers

    1

    Nurse (uncredited)

    Barbara Bedford

    1

    Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

    Hank Bell

    1

    U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

    Charles D. Brown

    1

    Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)

    Francis X. Bushman Jr.

    1

    Karen's Maid (uncredited)

    Marietta Canty

    1

    Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)

    Charles Coleman

    1

    Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

    James Conaty

    1

    Hiring Boss (uncredited)

    Dick Curtis

    1

    Mrs. Summers (uncredited)

    Helen Dickson

    1

    Townsman (uncredited)

    Jimmy Dime

    1

    Wildcatter (uncredited)

    Eddie Dunn

    1

    Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

    Franklyn Farnum

    1

    Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

    Pat Flaherty

    1

    Rider / Roper (uncredited)

    Sam Garrett

    1

    Baggage Man (uncredited)

    George Guhl

    1

    Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)

    Frank Hagney

    1

    McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

    William Halligan

    1

    McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

    John Hamilton

    1

    Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

    Tom Hanlon

    1

    Smith - the Architect (uncredited)

    Harry Hayden

    1

    Doctor (uncredited)

    Holmes Herbert

    1

    McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

    Howard Hickman

    1

    Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

    Earle Hodgins

    1

    Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

    Shep Houghton

    1

    Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

    Jack Ingram

    1

    Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)

    Sheldon Jett

    1

    Oilman in New York (uncredited)

    Robert Emmett Keane

    1

    Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)

    Mitchell Lewis

    1

    Sheriff Harris (uncredited)

    Tom London

    1

    Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

    Frank McLure

    1

    Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)

    Carlotta Monti

    1

    Oil Man (uncredited)

    Philip Morris

    1

    Mr. Springtime (uncredited)

    John T. Murray

    1

    Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

    Wedgwood Nowell

    1

    Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)

    Ted Oliver

    1

    Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

    Nestor Paiva

    1

    Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)

    Milton Parsons

    1

    Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)

    Lee Phelps

    1

    Mr. Summers (uncredited)

    Henry Roquemore

    1

    Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)

    Larry Steers

    1

    Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

    Bert Stevens

    1

    Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

    William Tannen

    1

    Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

    Eddy Waller

    1

    Townsman (uncredited)

    Harry Wilson

    1

    Man in Saloon (uncredited)

    Tom Wilson

    1

    Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)

    Douglas Wood

    Details:

    • Budget: 1600000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 5000000
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    • Vote Count: 64
    • Popularity: 2.6644
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Boom Town

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