---
title: 'Boom Town (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Conway'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/boom-town-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032273/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Boom Town (1940)

1940 · 119 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Boom Town is a 1940 American Neo-western film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by Jack Conway. The supporting cast features Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, and Chill Wills. A story written by James Edward Grant in Cosmopolitan magazine entitled "A Lady Comes to Burkburnett" provided the inspiration for the film. The film was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-conway), [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters-3)
- **Screenplay:** [John Lee Mahin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lee-mahin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Sam Zimbalist](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-zimbalist)
- **Director of Photography:** [Elwood Bredell](https://cinepixo.com/people/elwood-bredell), [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [Blanche Sewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-sewell)

## Cast

- [Lionel Atwill](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-atwill)
- [Claudette Colbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudette-colbert)
- [Dennis O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-o-keefe)
- [Minna Gombell](https://cinepixo.com/people/minna-gombell)
- [Charles Pearce Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pearce-coleman)
- [Joe Yule](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-yule)
- [Walter Abel](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-abel)
- [Marion Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-martin)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [Spencer Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-tracy)
- [Hedy Lamarr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedy-lamarr)
- [Frank Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-morgan)
- [Marietta Canty](https://cinepixo.com/people/marietta-canty)
- [Sara Haden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-haden)
- [Clark Gable](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-gable)

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