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Boom Town

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The first of two films featuring the legendary star Clark Gable. Also starring Spencer Tracy
Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr
Two tough oil wildcatters - Big John McMaster and Square John Sand - meet in a small Texas town in the early days of the great American oil boom. They start off as partners and strike it rich, but both business and friendship are threatened when McMaster marries ...
Screenplay by JOHN LEE MAHIN Produced by SAM ZIMBALIST Directed by JACK CONWAY
* FILMS: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Clark Gable.
Unknown:
Spencer Tracy
Unknown:
Claudette Colbert
Unknown:
Hedy Lamarr
Unknown:
John McMaster
Unknown:
John Lee Mahin
Produced By:
Sam Zimbalist
Directed By:
Jack Conway
Big John McMaster:
Clark Gable
Square John Sand:
Spencer Tracy
Betsy Bartlett:
Claudette Colbert
Karen Vanmeer:
Hedy Lamarr
Luther Aldrich:
Frank Morgan
Harry Compton:
Lionel Atwill
Harmony Jones:
Chill Wills
Whitey:
Marion Martin
Spanish Eva:
Minna Gombell
Ed Murphy:
Horace Murphy
McCreary:
Roy Gordon
Source: Radio Times

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