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Bookmark this pageBoom Town (1940)
Director: Jack Conway
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From Time Out Film Guide
All the clichés as two buddies tangle over romance while undergoing ups and downs in the oil business. The cast keep things going as Gable wins Colbert, Tracy is decent about it, then Lamarr hoves in view...Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Jack Conway
Producer: Sam Zimbalist
Cast: Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr, Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, Chill Wills full cast
Duration: 116 mins
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