Boom Town Summary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jack Conway
Genres: Comedy Drama
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Clark_Gable is "Big John" and Spencer_Tracy is "Square John"; both "Johns" seek their fortunes in the Texas oil fields. They simultaneously fall in love with Claudette_Colbert, but it's "Big John" who wins out. When both Johns grow rich on oil, "Big John" lets money go to his head, and he begins neglecting wife Colbert for Hedy_Lamarr, the "been around" companion of businessman Lionel_Atwill. "Square John", who still carries a torch for Colbert but doesn't want to see her heart broken, tries to buy off Lamarr; when this fails, he decides to ruin "Big John" financially. But when "Big John" is charged with violating anti-trust rules by the crooked Atwill, "Square John" rushes to the side of his old pal. Both men end up where they started--broke but happy. "Big John" returns to faithful Colbert, while "Square John" stands by with an ear-to-ear grin. Boom Town was the last film to co-star Clark_Gable and Spencer_Tracy; though Tracy was fond of Gable, he resented playing "eunuch" in their on-screen romantic triangles. Claudette_Colbert's scenes with Clark_Gable are pleasant enough, but the sparks that had ignited their scenes in It_Happened_One_Night are largely absent here. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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