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Boom Town (1940) Poster

(1940)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Jack Conway

Writing Credits  

John Lee Mahin ... (screen play)
 
James Edward Grant ... (based on a story by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Clark Gable ... Big John McMasters
Spencer Tracy ... Square John Sand
Claudette Colbert ... Betsy Bartlett
Hedy Lamarr ... Karen Vanmeer
Frank Morgan ... Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill ... Harry Compton
Chill Wills ... Harmony Jones
Marion Martin ... Whitey
Minna Gombell ... Spanish Eva
Joe Yule ... Ed Murphy
Horace Murphy ... Tom Murphy
Roy Gordon ... McCreery
Richard Lane ... Ass't. District Attorney
Casey Johnson Casey Johnson ... Little Jack
Baby Quintanilla Baby Quintanilla ... Baby Jack
George Lessey ... Judge
Sara Haden ... Miss Barnes
Frank Orth ... Barber
Frank McGlynn Sr. ... Deacon
Curt Bois ... Ferdie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walter Bacon Walter Bacon ... Townsman (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford ... Nurse (uncredited)
Hank Bell ... Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown Charles D. Brown ... U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr. ... Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)
Marietta Canty ... Karen's Maid (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ... Parker (uncredited)
James Conaty James Conaty ... Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Nell Craig ... Compton's Secretary (uncredited)
Dick Curtis ... Hiring Boss (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Mrs. Summers (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime ... Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Dixon Ray Dixon ... Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... Wildcatter (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Man at Dice Table (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Geologist (uncredited)
Sam Garrett Sam Garrett ... Rider / Roper (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Baggage Man (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)
William Halligan William Halligan ... McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)
John Hamilton ... McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon ... Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Smith - the Architect (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert ... Doctor (uncredited)
Howard Hickman ... McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins ... Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
Shep Houghton Shep Houghton ... Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett Sheldon Jett ... Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane ... Oilman in New York (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)
Tom London ... Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
Frank McLure ... Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Robert Milasch ... Townsman (uncredited)
Carlotta Monti ... Saloon Hostess (uncredited)
Philip Morris Philip Morris ... Oil Man (uncredited)
John T. Murray ... Mr. Springtime (uncredited)
Richard Neill ... Juror (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)
Ted Oliver Ted Oliver ... Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva ... Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
Milton Parsons ... Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... Mr. Summers (uncredited)
Benny Rubin ... McCreery's Associate #3 (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall Allen D. Sewall ... Juror (uncredited)
Cap Somers Cap Somers ... Townsman (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
William Tannen ... Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Eddy Waller ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Townsman (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Douglas Wood ... Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke Katherine Yorke ... Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Produced by 

Sam Zimbalist ... producer

Music by 

Franz Waxman

Cinematography by 

Harold Rosson ... director of photography
Elwood Bredell ... (uncredited)

Editing by 

Blanche Sewell ... film editor
Paul Landres ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)
Henry Grace ... (uncredited)
Hugh Hunt ... (uncredited)
Jack D. Moore ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by 

Adrian ... (gowns)

Makeup Department 

Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Horace Hough ... assistant director (uncredited)
John Waters ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Eddie Imazu ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Special Effects by 

A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects (as Arnold Gillespie)
John Hoffman ... montage effects

Stunts 

Yakima Canutt ... stunts (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... fight double: Spencer Tracy (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Hickey ... fight double: Clark Gable (uncredited)
Herbert Holcombe ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Samuel Cohen ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ray Ramsey ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Gile Steele ... wardrobe: men
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Ford Alexander ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Howard Dietz ... general press representative (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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