Boom Town (film)

Boom Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Conway
Written byJohn Lee Mahin
Based on"A Lady Comes to Burkburnett"
1939 story in Cosmopolitan
by James Edward Grant
Produced bySam Zimbalist
StarringClark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Claudette Colbert
Hedy Lamarr
CinematographyHarold Rosson
Elwood Bredell (uncredited)
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Paul Landres (uncredited)
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • August 30, 1940 (1940-08-30)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.6 million
Box office$5 million

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.