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Boom Town

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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Cast:

Clark Gable

Clark Gable
Big John McMasters

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy
Square John Sand

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert
Betsy Bartlett

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr
Karen Vanmeer

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan
Luther Aldrich

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill
Harry Compton

Chill Wills

Chill Wills
Harmony Jones

Marion Martin

Marion Martin
Whitey

Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell
Spanish Eva

Joe Yule

Joe Yule
Ed Murphy

Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy
Tom Murphy

Marietta Canty

Marietta Canty
Maid

Curt Bois

Curt Bois
Ferdie the Tailor

Richard Lane

Richard Lane
Assistant D.A.

George Lessey

George Lessey
Judge

Sara Haden

Sara Haden
Miss Barnes

Frank Orth

Frank Orth
Barber

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman
McMasters' Butler

Nell Craig

Nell Craig
Compton's Secretary

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger
Geologist

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden
Architect

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon
McCreery

Casey Johnson

Casey Johnson
Little Jack

Baby Quintanilla

Baby Quintanilla
Baby Jack

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.
Deacon

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford
Nurse (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)

Marietta Canty

Marietta Canty
Karen's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman
Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty
Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis
Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson
Mrs. Summers (uncredited)

James Dime

James Dime
Townsman (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn
Wildcatter (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty
Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

Sam Garrett

Sam Garrett
Rider / Roper (uncredited)

George Guhl

George Guhl
Baggage Man (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)

William Halligan

William Halligan
McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

John Hamilton

John Hamilton
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Tom Hanlon

Tom Hanlon
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden
Smith - the Architect (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert
Doctor (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Shep Houghton
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

Jack Ingram

Jack Ingram
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Sheldon Jett
Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane
Oilman in New York (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis
Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)

Tom London

Tom London
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Carlotta Monti

Carlotta Monti
Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)

Philip Morris

Philip Morris
Oil Man (uncredited)

John T. Murray

John T. Murray
Mr. Springtime (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Ted Oliver

Ted Oliver
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons
Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps
Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore
Mr. Summers (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

William Tannen

William Tannen
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson
Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson
Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)