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appeal ... story is repetitious in its cutbacks to new oil fields and gushers, but this fact will be considered unimportant by the customers."
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69:Cosmopolitan
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1953:Dragon Seed
1782:Viva Villa!
1431:Step on It!
1401:Don't Shoot
1190:The Charmer
1054:Jack Conway
830:December 2,
598:Film Daily'
585:John Mosher
523:top billing
467:Cast notes:
384:Chill Wills
366:Hedy Lamarr
348:Clark Gable
318:wildcatters
302:Burkburnett
288:Chill Wills
276:Jack Conway
272:Hedy Lamarr
260:Clark Gable
243:$ 5 million
211:119 minutes
177:Loew's Inc.
107:Hedy Lamarr
95:Clark Gable
81:Produced by
45:Jack Conway
41:Directed by
2007:1940 films
2001:Categories
1933:Crossroads
1923:Honky Tonk
1913:Love Crazy
1752:Hell Below
1561:Soul Mates
1501:Quicksands
1371:The Killer
1240:Desert Law
941:oscars.org
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882:Film Daily
650:References
604:Box office
580:Film Daily
518:Test Pilot
481:Production
441:Frank Orth
435:Sara Haden
240:Box office
195:1940-08-30
158:Production
51:Written by
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1012:Boom Town
999:Boom Town
988:Boom Town
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609:Boom Town
543:Reception
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455:as Ferdie
453:Curt Bois
449:as Deacon
443:as Barber
392:as Whitey
251:Boom Town
130:Edited by
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1842:Saratoga
1692:New Moon
1341:The Kiss
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548:Critical
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402:Joe Yule
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147:Music by
91:Starring
61:Based on
1651:Untamed
1491:Sawdust
1002:at the
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848:Variety
755:TCM.com
751:"Notes"
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564:Variety
398:as Evie
256:Western
227:English
216:Country
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232:Budget
1894:1940s
1663:1930s
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1061:1910s
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773:p. 22
982:IMDb
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