Boom Town (1940)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $9,172,000 | Details |
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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) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 30th, 1940 (Wide) by MGM |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated Passed |
| Running Time: | 119 minutes |
| Plot point: | Infidelity, Love Triangle, Rags to Riches, Relationships Gone Wrong, Riches to Rags, Romance, Suicide |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Drama |
| 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
| Clark Gable | Big John “The Moose” | |
| Spencer Tracy | Jonathan ‘Square John’ / ‘Shorty’ Sand | |
| Claudette Colbert | Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bartlett McMasters | |
| Hedy Lamarr | Karen Vanmeer |
Supporting
| 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 |
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 |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 30th, 1940 (Wide) by MGM |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated Passed |
| Running Time: | 119 minutes |
| Plot point: | Infidelity, Love Triangle, Rags to Riches, Relationships Gone Wrong, Riches to Rags, Romance, Suicide |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Drama |
| 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
| Clark Gable | Big John “The Moose” | |
| Spencer Tracy | Jonathan ‘Square John’ / ‘Shorty’ Sand | |
| Claudette Colbert | Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bartlett McMasters | |
| Hedy Lamarr | Karen Vanmeer |
Supporting
| 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 |
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 |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.