Boom Town
Directed by Jack ConwayTwo 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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Boom Town was released on August 30, 1940.
Boom Town was directed by Jack Conway.
Boom Town has a runtime of 1h 59m.
Boom Town was produced by Sam Zimbalist.
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.
The key characters in Boom Town are Big John McMasters (Clark Gable), Square John Sand (Spencer Tracy), Betsy Bartlett (Claudette Colbert).
Boom Town is rated Not Rated.
Boom Town is a Drama, Adventure, Romance film.
Boom Town has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.
Boom Town had a budget of $1.6M.
Boom Town has made $5M at the box office.