Boom Town (1940)

Directed by

John Waters, Jack Conway

Genre

drama film, buddy film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two rough-and-tumble oil wildcatters become partners and then rivals in the Texas boomtowns. Their friendship is tested by success, jealousy, and the women they love.

adventurousambitiousbig-heartedfast-pacedromanticearthydramaticclassic

What happens

Boom Town is a 1940 American Neo-western film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by Jack Conway. The supporting cast features Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, and Chill Wills. A story written by James Edward Grant in Cosmopolitan magazine entitled "A Lady Comes to Burkburnett" provided the inspiration for the film. The film was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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