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Boom Town
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Boom Town is a 1940 American buddy film, drama, and romance produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Jack Conway and John Waters, the movie features Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr in the cast. The narrative is set in Texas and centers on themes of partnership, oil tycoons, and wildcatters. Franz Waxman composed the score, while the visual style was handled by director of photography Harold Rosson and Elwood Bredell.
The production was led by producer Sam Zimbalist, with design contributions from Cedric Gibbons and Adrian. Film editor Blanche Sewell worked on the black-and-white picture, which has a runtime of 119 minutes. It was released with the tagline "Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !" and was rated Approved. The film was distributed by Loews Cineplex Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.0 from 3,921 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.927. The production had a budget of 1,600,000 and generated a revenue of 5,000,000. It received two Oscar nominations. The work is also noted for its assessment regarding the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Two 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.
Cast
- Clark Gable as Big John McMasters
- Spencer Tracy as Square John Sand
- Claudette Colbert as Betsy Bartlett
- Hedy Lamarr as Karen Vanmeer
- Frank Morgan as Luther Aldrich
- Lionel Atwill as Harry Compton
Themes
- partnership
- oil
- oil tycoon
- wildcatter
- oil field
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
3,921 votes
- Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Waters
- Cast member
- Marietta Canty
- Composer
- Franz Waxman
- Producer
- Sam Zimbalist
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Elwood Bredell
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 612626
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 1940 - Nineteenth Street and Towne Theater Ad - 3 Oct MC - Allentown PA.jpg
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- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- title
- Boom Town
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Adrian
- film editor
- Blanche Sewell
- Commons category
- Boom Town (1940 film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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