Country
United States
Date
Aug 30, 1940
Certification
NR
Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !
1h 59min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marion Martin | Whitey |
| Minna Gombell | Spanish Eva |
| Joe Yule | Ed Murphy |
| Horace Murphy | Tom Murphy |
| Marietta Canty | Maid |
| Curt Bois | Ferdie the Tailor |
| Richard Lane | Assistant D.A. |
| George Lessey | Judge |
| Sara Haden | Miss Barnes |
| Frank Orth | Barber |
| Charles Coleman | McMasters' Butler |
| Nell Craig | Compton's Secretary |
| Byron Foulger | Geologist |
| Harry Hayden | Architect |
| Eddy Waller | Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett |
| Roy Gordon | McCreery |
| Casey Johnson | Little Jack |
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| Baby Quintanilla | Baby Jack |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | Deacon |
| Bess Flowers | Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Hank Bell | Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Charles D. Brown | U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited) |
| Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited) |
| Marietta Canty | Karen's Maid (uncredited) |
| Charles Coleman | Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited) |
| Dick Curtis | Hiring Boss (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Mrs. Summers (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Dime | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Wildcatter (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Alarmed Townsman (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Man at Dice Table (uncredited) |
| Sam Garrett | Rider / Roper (uncredited) |
| George Guhl | Baggage Man (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited) |
| William Halligan | McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton | McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Tom Hanlon | Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Harry Hayden | Smith - the Architect (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Howard Hickman | McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited) |
| Earle Hodgins | Rodeo Barker (uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Saloon Brawler (uncredited) |
| Jack Ingram | Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Jett | Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Oilman in New York (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited) |
| Tom London | Sheriff Harris (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| Carlotta Monti | Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | Oil Man (uncredited) |
| John T. Murray | Mr. Springtime (uncredited) |
| Wedgwood Nowell | Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Venezuelan Officer (uncredited) |
| Milton Parsons | Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Mr. Summers (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited) |
| William Tannen | Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited) |
| Eddy Waller | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Man in Saloon (uncredited) |
| Douglas Wood | Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureDramaRomanceWestern
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Boom Town |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Data di uscita | 30 agosto 1940 |
| Producer | Sam Zimbalist |
| Writer | John Lee Mahin, James Edward Grant |
| Editors | Blanche Sewell |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Asst. Directors | Jack Conway |
| Camera Operators | Harold Rosson |
| Add. Photography | Harold Rosson |
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| Production Design | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Art Direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set Decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Special Effects | A. Arnold Gillespie, John Hoffman |
| Composer | Franz Waxman, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Franz Waxman, Douglas Shearer |
| Costume Design | Adrian, Sydney Guilaroff, Gile Steele |
| Makeup | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian, Gile Steele |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian, Gile Steele |
| Budget | 1.600.000 € |
| Incasso | 5.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Certification
15
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 06, 1942
Certification
e 10
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