Boom Town is a 1940 American 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.
Boom Town (1940)
Directed by Jack Conway
Genres - Action-Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western |
Sub-Genres - Buddy Film |
Release Date - Aug 30, 1940 |
Run Time - 119 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,614,000
Box Office
$12,147,700
Tags
Oil, Oil Field, Oil Tycoon, Partnership, Texas Boom Town, Wildcatter
Attributes
Narrative Location: Texas
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Alternate Titles
Boom Town
CA, FR, GB, US
Boomtown
AU
Der Draufgänger
DE
Die Stadt der Glücksjäger
AT, DE
Dois Contra o Mundo
PT
El fruto dorado
AR, MX, ES
Fruto dorado
ES, VE
Fruto Proibido
BR
Glädjestaden
SE
Gorączka nafty
PL
Humukaupunki
FI
Hvor olien sprang
DK
La febbre del petrolio
IT
La fièvre du pétrole
BE, FR
Olajváros
HU
Petrolej
YU
Tekuté zlato
SK
Шумный город
, RU
ブーム・タウン
JP