Boom Town (film)
| Boom Town | |
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Written by | John Lee Mahin |
| Based on | "A Lady Comes to Burkburnett" 1939 story in Cosmopolitan by James Edward Grant |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Starring | Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson Elwood Bredell (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell Paul Landres (uncredited) |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.