Boom Town (1940)
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.
Boom TownAdventure, Drama, Romance, Western
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
- Chill Wills — Harmony Jones
- Marion Martin — Whitey
- Minna Gombell — Spanish Eva
- Joe Yule — Ed Murphy
- Horace Murphy — Tom Murphy
- Marietta Canty — Maid
Where to watch Boom Town
TCM
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