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Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !
6.9 / 10 IMDb August 30, 1940 1h 59m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 59m
Release Date
August 30, 1940
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Status
Released
Budget
$1,600,000
Revenue
$5,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Clark Gable
as Big John McMasters
Spencer Tracy
as Square John Sand
Claudette Colbert
as Betsy Bartlett
Hedy Lamarr
as Karen Vanmeer
Frank Morgan
as Luther Aldrich
Lionel Atwill
as Harry Compton
Chill Wills
as Harmony Jones
Marion Martin
as Whitey
Minna Gombell
as Spanish Eva
Joe Yule
as Ed Murphy
Horace Murphy
as Tom Murphy
Marietta Canty
as Maid
Curt Bois
as Ferdie the Tailor
Richard Lane
as Assistant D.A.
George Lessey
as Judge
Sara Haden
as Miss Barnes
Frank Orth
as Barber
Charles Coleman
as McMasters' Butler
Nell Craig
as Compton's Secretary
Byron Foulger
as Geologist
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerBoom Town Official Trailer 1940
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