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Boom Town

  • 1940
  • TMDB 7.0/10
  • 1h 59m

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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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.

Cast

  • Clark GableBig John McMasters
  • Spencer TracySquare John Sand
  • Claudette ColbertBetsy Bartlett
  • Hedy LamarrKaren Vanmeer
  • Frank MorganLuther Aldrich
  • Lionel AtwillHarry Compton
  • Chill WillsHarmony Jones
  • Marion MartinWhitey

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