Movie

Boom Town

★ 7/10 · 64 votes 1940 1h 59m Released

AdventureDramaRomanceWestern

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 Big John McMasters Spencer Tracy Square John Sand Claudette Colbert Betsy Bartlett Hedy Lamarr Karen Vanmeer Frank Morgan Luther Aldrich Lionel Atwill Harry Compton