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McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsey 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.

Where Men Are Rough And Tough . . . And Like Their Women The Same Way !

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Starring: Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert

Released: August 30, 1940

Runtime: 119.0

Popularity Rating: 1.529

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

United States of America

Big John McMasters Clark Gable
Square John Sand Spencer Tracy
Betsy Bartlett Claudette Colbert
Karen Vanmeer Hedy Lamarr
Luther Aldrich Frank Morgan
Harry Compton Lionel Atwill
Harmony Jones Chill Wills
Worker in McMasters' New York Office Bess Flowers
Whitey Marion Martin
Spanish Eva Minna Gombell
Miss Barnes Sara Haden
Ed Murphy Joe Yule
Tom Murphy Horace Murphy
Maid Marietta Canty
Ferdie the Tailor Curt Bois
Assistant D.A. Richard Lane
Judge George Lessey
Barber Frank Orth
Defense Attorney John Hamilton
McMasters' Butler Charles Coleman
Compton's Secretary Nell Craig
Geologist Byron Foulger
Architect Harry Hayden
Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett Eddy Waller
McCreery Roy Gordon
Little Jack Casey Johnson
Baby Jack Baby Quintanilla
Deacon Frank McGlynn Sr.
Nurse Barbara Bedford
Hank - Man in Dance Hall Hank Bell
U.S. Marshal Stebbins Charles D. Brown
Man with Nitroglycerine Ralph Bushman
Karen's Maid Marietta Canty
Parker - McMasters' Butler Charles Coleman
Man Working in McMasters' Office James Conaty
Hiring Boss Dick Curtis
The Dog Daisy
Mrs. Summers Helen Dickson
Townsman James Dime
Wildcatter Eddie Dunn
Alarmed Townsman Franklyn Farnum
Man at Dice Table Pat Flaherty
Rider / Roper Sam Garrett
Baggage Man George Guhl
Man Abandoned by Whitey Frank Hagney
McCreery's Associate #2 William Halligan
McMasters' Defense Attorney John Hamilton
Racetrack Announcer (voice) Tom Hanlon
Smith - the Architect Harry Hayden
Doctor Holmes Herbert
McCreery's Associate #1 Howard C. Hickman
Rodeo Barker Earle Hodgins
Saloon Brawler Shep Houghton
Oilman at Producers' Convention Jack Ingram
Oil Man at Meeting Sheldon Jett
Oilman in New York Robert Emmett Keane
Venezuelan Foreman Mitchell Lewis
Sheriff Harris Tom London
Man in Hotel Lobby Frank McLure
Saloon hostess fighting Whitey Carlotta Monti
Oil Man Philip Morris
Mr. Springtime John T. Murray
Oilman at Producers' Convention Wedgwood Nowell
Man Asking 4 Bits to Cross Ted Oliver
Venezuelan Officer Nestor Paiva
Aldrich's Assistant Milton Parsons
Man Fighting Oil Fire Lee Phelps
Mr. Summers Henry Roquemore
Lawyer at Prosecution's Table Larry Steers
Hotel Lobby Extra Bert Stevens
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 William Tannen
Hotel Clerk Eddy Waller
Townsman Harry Wilson
Man in Saloon Tom Wilson
Oil Man at New York Meeting Douglas Wood

Art — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons
Art — Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
Art — Set Decoration: Henry Grace
Art — Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
Art — Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore
Camera — Director of Photography: Elwood Bredell
Camera — Director of Photography: Harold Rosson
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Adrian
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Sydney Guilaroff
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Robert J. Schiffer
Crew — Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie
Directing — Assistant Director: Horace Hough
Directing — Director: Jack Conway
Editing — Editor: Blanche Sewell
Editing — Editor: Paul Landres
Production — Producer: Sam Zimbalist
Sound — Original Music Composer: Franz Waxman
Sound — Sound: Douglas Shearer
Writing — Screenplay: John Lee Mahin
Writing — Story: James Edward Grant