Boom Town (1940)
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Western
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.
Cast
Big John McMasters
Square John Sand
Tom Murphy
Maid
Ferdie the Tailor
Assistant D.A.
Judge
Miss Barnes
Barber
McMasters' Butler
Compton's Secretary
Geologist
Betsy Bartlett
Architect
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett
McCreery
Little Jack
Baby Jack
Deacon
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Karen Vanmeer
Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)
Karen's Maid (uncredited)
Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Hiring Boss (uncredited)
Mrs. Summers (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Wildcatter (uncredited)
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Man at Dice Table (uncredited)
Luther Aldrich
Rider / Roper (uncredited)
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)
McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
Harry Compton
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Oilman in New York (uncredited)
Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)
Oil Man (uncredited)
Mr. Springtime (uncredited)
Harmony Jones
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)
Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
Mr. Summers (uncredited)
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Whitey
Townsman (uncredited)
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Spanish Eva
Ed Murphy
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