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Overview
Release Date:
30 August 1940 (USA) moreTagline:
Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !Plot:
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
A great movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Clark Gable | ... | Big John McMasters |
 | Spencer Tracy | ... | Jonathan Sand |
 | Claudette Colbert | ... | Elizabeth Bartlett McMasters |
 | Hedy Lamarr | ... | Karen Vanmeer |
 | Frank Morgan | ... | Luther Aldrich |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Mr. Harry Compton |
| Chill Wills | ... | Deputy Harmony Jones |
| Marion Martin | ... | Whitey |
| Minna Gombell | ... | Spanish Eva 'Evie' |
| Joe Yule | ... | Ed Murphy |
| Horace Murphy | ... | Tom Murphy |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Mr. 'Mac' McCreery |
| Richard Lane | ... | Assistant District Attorney |
| Casey Johnson | ... | Little Jack McMasters |
| Baby Quintanilla | ... | Baby Jack McMasters |
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
119 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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Man abandoned by Whitey: [Whitey rises from table to follow Clark Gable; man she was with tries to restrain her] Hey, wait a minute! Where're ya goin'?Whitey: Let go of me! I pick my own posies, jughead!
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The Wedding March moreFAQ
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I love this movie! It's such a touching movie about romance, friendship, and oil...is that touching? Anyway, if I were Claudette Colbert, I would have a hard time deciding between Clark Gable (handsome and rugged) and Spencer Tracy (sweet, caring, and devoted). If you've never seen "Boom Town", you really have to! It's great.