Boom Town (1940)

Boom Town
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,172,000Details
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 30th, 1940 (Wide) by MGM
MPAA Rating: Not Rated Passed
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pinocchio
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Keywords: Romance, Rags to Riches, Romantic Drama, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, Riches to Rags, Suicide, Infidelity
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Clark Gable Big John “The Moose”
Spencer Tracy Jonathan ‘Square John’/‘Shorty’ Sand
Claudette Colbert Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bartlett McMasters
Hedy Lamarr Karen Vanmeer

Supporting Cast

Bess Flowers Worker in McMaster’s Office
Frank Morgan Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill Harry Compton
Minna Gombell Spanish Eva
Joe Yule Ed Murphy
Chill Wills Harmony Jones

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jack Conway Director
John Lee Mahin Screenwriter
James Edward Grant Screenwriter
Sam Zimbalist Producer
Blanche Sewell Editor
Franz Waxman Composer
Harold Rosson Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Eddie Imazu Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 30th, 1940 (Wide) by MGM
MPAA Rating: Not Rated Passed
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pinocchio
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance, Rags to Riches, Romantic Drama, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, Riches to Rags, Suicide, Infidelity
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Clark Gable Big John “The Moose”
Spencer Tracy Jonathan ‘Square John’/‘Shorty’ Sand
Claudette Colbert Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bartlett McMasters
Hedy Lamarr Karen Vanmeer

Supporting Cast

Bess Flowers Worker in McMaster’s Office
Frank Morgan Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill Harry Compton
Minna Gombell Spanish Eva
Joe Yule Ed Murphy
Chill Wills Harmony Jones

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jack Conway Director
John Lee Mahin Screenwriter
James Edward Grant Screenwriter
Sam Zimbalist Producer
Blanche Sewell Editor
Franz Waxman Composer
Harold Rosson Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Eddie Imazu Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

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