Boom Town (1940)

1h 59min | Adventure, Drama, Romance | Aug 30, 1940 | Released

McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsey 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.

Director: Jack Conway

Producer: Sam Zimbalist

Writer(s): John Lee Mahin

Story: James Edward Grant

Photos

12 Photos

User Reviews

No user reviews found...

Cast & Crew

Cast (74 Members)

Curt Bois

Ferdie the Tailor

Lionel Atwill

Harry Compton

Marietta Canty

Karen's Maid (uncredited)

Maid

Luther Aldrich

Big John McMasters

Square John Sand

Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown

U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Chill Wills

Harmony Jones

John Hamilton

Defense Attorney

John Hamilton

McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Doctor (uncredited)

William Tannen

Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Claudette Colbert

Betsy Bartlett

Ted Oliver

Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Barber

Minna Gombell

Spanish Eva

Howard Hickman

McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

Nell Craig

Compton's Secretary

Frank Hagney

Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)

Roy Gordon

McCreery

Douglas Wood

Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)

Jack Ingram

Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

Whitey

Miss Barnes

Tom Murphy

Mr. Summers (uncredited)

Hedy Lamarr

Karen Vanmeer

Earle Hodgins

Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Geologist

Carlotta Monti

Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Architect

Harry Hayden

Smith - the Architect (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

Oilman in New York (uncredited)

Milton Parsons

Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)

Richard Lane

Assistant D.A.

Eddy Waller

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Eddy Waller

Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett

Lee Phelps

Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Worker in McMasters' New York Office

Pat Flaherty

Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

William Halligan

McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Wildcatter (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Deacon

Larry Steers

Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)

George Lessey

Judge

Barbara Bedford

Nurse (uncredited)

Dick Curtis

Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Casey Johnson

Little Jack

Charles Coleman

McMasters' Butler

Charles Coleman

Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Tom London

Sheriff Harris (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Mrs. Summers (uncredited)

George Guhl

Baggage Man (uncredited)

John T. Murray

Mr. Springtime (uncredited)

Philip Morris

Oil Man (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Townsman (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

James Dime

Townsman (uncredited)

Joe Yule

Ed Murphy

James Conaty

Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Tom Hanlon

Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Sam Garrett

Rider / Roper (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

Baby Quintanilla

Baby Jack

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)

Curt Bois Ferdie the Tailor

Lionel Atwill Harry Compton

Marietta Canty Karen's Maid (uncredited)

Marietta Canty Maid

Frank Morgan Luther Aldrich

Clark Gable Big John McMasters

Spencer Tracy Square John Sand

Mitchell Lewis Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)

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

Chill Wills Harmony Jones

John Hamilton Defense Attorney

John Hamilton McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert Doctor (uncredited)

William Tannen Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Claudette Colbert Betsy Bartlett

Ted Oliver Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)

Frank Orth Barber

Minna Gombell Spanish Eva

Howard Hickman McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

Nell Craig Compton's Secretary

Frank Hagney Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)

Roy Gordon McCreery

Douglas Wood Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)

Jack Ingram Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

Marion Martin Whitey

Sara Haden Miss Barnes

Horace Murphy Tom Murphy

Henry Roquemore Mr. Summers (uncredited)

Hedy Lamarr Karen Vanmeer

Earle Hodgins Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

Tom Wilson Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Byron Foulger Geologist

Carlotta Monti Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)

Harry Hayden Architect

Harry Hayden Smith - the Architect (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane Oilman in New York (uncredited)

Milton Parsons Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)

Richard Lane Assistant D.A.

Eddy Waller Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Eddy Waller Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett

Lee Phelps Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)

Bess Flowers Worker in McMasters' New York Office

Pat Flaherty Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

William Halligan McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn Wildcatter (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Sr. Deacon

Larry Steers Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)

George Lessey Judge

Barbara Bedford Nurse (uncredited)

Dick Curtis Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Casey Johnson Little Jack

Charles Coleman McMasters' Butler

Charles Coleman Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)

Frank McLure Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Tom London Sheriff Harris (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)

Helen Dickson Mrs. Summers (uncredited)

George Guhl Baggage Man (uncredited)

John T. Murray Mr. Springtime (uncredited)

Philip Morris Oil Man (uncredited)

Harry Wilson Townsman (uncredited)

Hank Bell Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

James Dime Townsman (uncredited)

Joe Yule Ed Murphy

James Conaty Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Bert Stevens Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Tom Hanlon Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Sam Garrett Rider / Roper (uncredited)

Shep Houghton Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

Baby Quintanilla Baby Jack

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

Crew (26 Members)

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

Editor

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Costume Design

Producer

Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Additional Music

Hairstylist

Sound

Screenplay

Special Effects

Story

Director

Director of Photography

Special Effects

Editor

Stunts

Stunts

Assistant Director

Orchestrator

Set Decoration

Assistant Camera

Henry Grace Set Decoration

Franz Waxman Original Music Composer

Harold Rosson Director of Photography

Blanche Sewell Editor

Cedric Gibbons Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration

Adrian Costume Design

Sam Zimbalist Producer

Hugh Hunt Set Decoration

Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist

Daniele Amfitheatrof Additional Music

Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist

Douglas Shearer Sound

John Lee Mahin Screenplay

A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects

James Edward Grant Story

Jack Conway Director

Elwood Bredell Director of Photography

John Hoffman Special Effects

Paul Landres Editor

James Dime Stunts

Cap Somers Stunts

Horace Hough Assistant Director

Paul Marquardt Orchestrator

Jack D. Moore Set Decoration

Samuel Cohen Assistant Camera

Age At Time Of Release

Boom Town (1940)

1h 59min | Adventure, Drama, Romance | Aug 30, 1940 | Released

Photos

User Reviews

Cast (74 Members) List Grid

Crew (26 Members) List Grid

End Credits Scene

Recently Viewed

Cast (74 Members)

Crew (26 Members)