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Boom Town

1940 · 119 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned saga of friendship and rivalry, with rugged charm and melodramatic twists that keep you comfortably entertained.

Tagline
Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, romance, western
Directed by
Jack Conway
Written by
John Lee Mahin
Starring
Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr, Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, Chill Wills, Marion Martin
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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