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FilmDramaAdventureRomanceWestern

Boom Town (1940)

NR · 1940-08-30 · 1h 59m · EN
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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.

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Jack ConwayDirector
Budget
$1.6M
Box office
$5M

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Clark GableClark GableBig John McMastersSpencer TracySpencer TracySquare John SandClaudette ColbertClaudette ColbertBetsy BartlettHedy LamarrHedy LamarrKaren VanmeerFrank MorganFrank MorganLuther AldrichLionel AtwillLionel AtwillHarry ComptonChill WillsChill WillsHarmony JonesMarion MartinMarion MartinWhiteyMinna GombellMinna GombellSpanish EvaSara HadenSara HadenMiss BarnesJoe YuleJoe YuleEd MurphyHorace MurphyHorace MurphyTom Murphy

Keywords

PartnershipOilOil tycoonOil fieldWildcatter

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · RomanceTheme affinityPartnership · Oil · Oil TycoonMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference260508

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What is Boom Town about?

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.

How long is Boom Town?

Boom Town has a runtime of 119 minutes.

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