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Boom Town

Boom Town

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 30, 1940

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western

User Score

69%

Original Title

Boom Town

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Jack Conway

Budget

$1,600,000

Revenue

$5,000,000

Description

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.