Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

Two rogue Texas oil men, "Big John" McMasters (Clark Gable) and "Square John" Sand (Spencer Tracy), drill oil wells in fields where there is no known oil. These wildcatters team up with a local drilling equipment owner, Luther Aldrich (Frank Morgan), and strike it rich -- but the ups and downs of the oil business, the whims of South American politics, and the love of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bartlett (Claudette Colbert) threaten to tear the two friends apart.

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

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68
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Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
1 hr. 59 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 30, 1940
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
$12,147,700 (#3144 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
December 2, 2014
Acquired Date
June 25, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Chill Wills
Chill Wills
Marion Martin
Marion Martin
Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell
Joe Yule
Joe Yule
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon
Richard Lane
Richard Lane

Directors

Jack Conway
Jack Conway

Producers

Sam Zimbalist
Sam Zimbalist

Writers

John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Hot
67%
Popcornmeter
47 votes
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IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3,963 votes

Additional Info

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