‘Boom Town’: Oil, Love, and a Test of Friendship

Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy as cross paths as oil wildcatters, each determined to carve out a fortune.

Big John McMasters (Clark Gable, R) and Square John Sand (Spencer Tracy), in Boom Town.” (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).

NR | 1h 59m | Adventure, Drama, Romance | 1940

I stumbled upon “Boom Town” (1940), the third and final collaboration between Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy, and it was compelling enough to explore their earlier films, “San Francisco” (1936) and “Test Pilot“ (1938).