Boom Town (1940)
| Release Date | 30 August 1940 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way ! |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Bakersfield, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Buddy Film, Odd Couple Film |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Themes | Riches To Rags, Love Triangles, Fall From Power |
| Tones | Melancholy, Bittersweet, Witty, Light |
| Tags | Business Rivalry, Extramarital Affair, Friendship, Love Triangle, Oil Company, Oil Field |
Boom Town is a 1940 adventure drama Hollywood film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr, and Frank Morgan. A story written by James Edward Grant in Cosmopolitan magazine titled "A Lady Comes to Burkburnett" provided the inspiration for the film.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Joe Yule
Ed Murphy
Horace Murphy
Tom Murphy
Roy Gordon
Mr. 'Mac' McCreery
Baby Quintanilla
Baby Jack McMasters
George Lessey
Judge
Frank Orth
Barber
Hank Bell
Hank
Marietta Canty
Karen's Maid
Charles Coleman
Parker
Nell Craig
Compton's secretary
Eddie Dunn
Wildcatter
Pat Flaherty
Man at dice table
Sam Garrett
Rider, Roper
George Guhl
Baggage man
Frank Hagney
Man abandoned by Whitey
William Halligan
McCreery's associate #2
Earle Hodgins
Rodeo barker
Shep Houghton
Saloon brawler
Jack Ingram
Oilman at producers' convention
Tom London
Sheriff
Philip Morris
Oil Man
John T. Murray
Mr. Springtime
Wedgwood Nowell
Oilman at producers' convention
Garry Owen
Man with piece of ground
Milton Parsons
Aldrich's assistant
Henry Roquemore
Mr. Summers
Larry Steers
Lawyer at Prosecution'sTable
Bert Stevens
Hotel Lobby Extra
William Tannen
Hotel desk clerk #1
Eddy Waller
Train Station Master
Douglas Wood
Oil Man at New York Meeting
Director
Writer
James Edward Grant
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Elwood Bredell
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Editor
Blanche Sewell
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Paul Landres
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Art Director
Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Henry Grace
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Hugh Hunt
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Jack D. Moore
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Horace Hough
assistant director
John Waters
second unit director
Art Department
Eddie Imazu
associate art director
Sound Department
Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects
John Hoffman
montage effects
Stunts
George DeNormand
fight double: Spencer Tracy
Frank Hagney
stunts
Joe Hickey
fight double: Clark Gable
Herbert Holcombe
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Samuel Cohen
assistant camera
Ray Ramsey
assistant camera
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gile Steele
wardrobe: men
Other Crew
Ford Alexander
technical advisor
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
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