Boom Town (1940)
Original title: Boom Town
“Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !”
1940 · 1 h 59 min
Jack ConwayCast
Clark Gable 
Spencer Tracy 
Claudette Colbert 
Hedy Lamarr 
Frank Morgan 
Lionel Atwill
Credits
Written by: 
John Lee Mahin
Plot
Two oil wildcatters become rivals and partners over twenty years, both in love with the same woman.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jack Conway's adventure, with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr, is big and star-filled.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (4,186 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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