Cinematic background from Boom Town 1940 - Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

Boom Town

1940

Drama, Romance, Western

Directors:
Jack Conway
Writers:
John Lee Mahin, James Edward Grant
Official poster of Boom Town 1940 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old black - and - white photo of a man's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A woman standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a man with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman wearing hats and talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man wearing a suit and hat in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a group of people walking together; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – Two men in hats and suits are talking; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman looking into each others eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man wearing a hat and a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a woman in a white dress looking to her left; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman smiling at each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of an oil field in the 1 9 3 0's; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a man in a hat looking up at the sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a man and a woman hugging; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a woman in a black coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a woman wearing a fur hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a woman in a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a woman talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a woman with a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a woman and a horse; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a boy are hugging each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – Two men are standing in shallow water looking at the sky; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A group of men playing a game of roulette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An oil rig is spewing smoke into the air; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A fire is burning in the middle of the night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a man and a woman in a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man wearing a hat talking to another man in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – Two men in suits talking to each other in an oil field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An older man standing next to an older woman in front of a staircase; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of an old car and a truck in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man talking on a phone while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman sitting next to each other holding a drink; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a man holding a young boy; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A black and white photo of a woman in lingerie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man sitting in a chair holding a remote control; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man in a vest looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old black and white photo of a man , woman , and child in a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – Two men in suits and hats are talking on a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – An old photo of a woman in a fur coat with two men in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man sitting in front of a mirror talking to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man in a cowboy hat is standing in front of a ladder; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man is spraying water on a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Boom Town” (1940), directed by Jack Conway – A man and a woman standing next to a horse; Medium shot, High angle