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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1940-08-30
- video_camera_front Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- timer Runtime: 119 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 52 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0032273
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Clark Gable
Big John McMasters

Spencer Tracy
Square John Sand

Claudette Colbert
Betsy Bartlett

Hedy Lamarr
Karen Vanmeer

Frank Morgan
Luther Aldrich

Lionel Atwill
Harry Compton

Chill Wills
Harmony Jones

Marion Martin
Whitey

Minna Gombell
Spanish Eva

Joe Yule
Ed Murphy

Horace Murphy
Tom Murphy

Marietta Canty
Maid

Curt Bois
Ferdie the Tailor

Richard Lane
Assistant D.A.

George Lessey
Judge

Sara Haden
Miss Barnes

Frank Orth
Barber

Charles Coleman
McMasters' Butler

Nell Craig
Compton's Secretary

Byron Foulger
Geologist

Harry Hayden
Architect

Eddy Waller
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett

Roy Gordon
McCreery

Casey Johnson
Little Jack

Baby Quintanilla
Baby Jack

Frank McGlynn Sr.
Deacon

Bess Flowers
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford
Nurse (uncredited)

Hank Bell
Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown
U.S. Marshal Stebbins (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)

Marietta Canty
Karen's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Coleman
Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)

James Conaty
Man Working in McMasters' Office (uncredited)

Dick Curtis
Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Helen Dickson
Mrs. Summers (uncredited)

James Dime
Townsman (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Wildcatter (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

Sam Garrett
Rider / Roper (uncredited)

George Guhl
Baggage Man (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Man Abandoned by Whitey (uncredited)

William Halligan
McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

John Hamilton
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Tom Hanlon
Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Smith - the Architect (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert
Doctor (uncredited)

Howard Hickman
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

Jack Ingram
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett
Oil Man at Meeting (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane
Oilman in New York (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
Venezuelan Foreman (uncredited)

Tom London
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Carlotta Monti
Saloon Hostess Fighting Whitey (uncredited)

Philip Morris
Oil Man (uncredited)

John T. Murray
Mr. Springtime (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
Oilman at Producers' Convention (uncredited)

Ted Oliver
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

Milton Parsons
Aldrich's Assistant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore
Mr. Summers (uncredited)

Larry Steers
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

William Tannen
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Eddy Waller
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Wilson
Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Douglas Wood
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
groups Crew

John Lee Mahin
Screenplay

James Edward Grant
Story

Jack Conway
Director

Blanche Sewell
Editor

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist

Sam Zimbalist
Producer

Harold Rosson
Director of Photography

Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction

A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects

Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer

Douglas Shearer
Sound Recordist

Adrian
Costume Designer

Gile Steele
Costumer

John Hoffman
Special Effects
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