Boom Town 1940

Synopsis:

Two 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.

Directed by: Jack Conway
Written by: John Lee Mahin
Runtime: 119 minutes
Tagline: Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !
Cast:
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Big John McMasters 
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Square John Sand 
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Betsy Bartlett 
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Karen Vanmeer 
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Luther Aldrich 
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Harry Compton 
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Also known as:
  • Die Stadt der Glücksjäger
  • Glädjestaden