Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy are oil men, searching for the big strike, and meet Frank Morgan, who makes a wizard of oz joke or two, and finances them. The woman in the triangle is Claudette Colbert, and the femme fatale is Hedy LaMarr.
This review of Boom Town (1940) was written by Stan D on 04 Dec 2012.
Boom Town has generally received positive reviews.
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