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.
Title | Boom Town |
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Year | 1940 |
Genre | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Cast | Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr, Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill |
Crew | Jack Conway (Director), John Lee Mahin (Screenplay), James Edward Grant (Story), Sam Zimbalist (Producer), Harold Rosson (Director of Photography), Blanche Sewell (Editor) |
Keyword | partnership, oil, oil tycoon, wildcatter, oil field |
Release | Aug 30, 1940 |
Runtime | 119 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.90 / 10 by 51 users |
Popularity | 5 |
Budget | 1,600,000 |
Revenue | 5,000,000 |
Language | English |