Boss of Boomtown
Seen it?1944 | 58 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
Soldiers Steve and Jim are friends but when their enlistment ends, Jim reenlists while Steve doesn't. Instead he takes an assignment to find the local gold rustlers. Robbing the stage and then the bank gets Steve into the gang where he plans a job that will capture the entire gang. But just as he is about to put his plan into action Jim arrives to arrest him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 488 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ray Taylor
- Rod CameronSteve Hazard
- Tom TylerJim Ward
- Fuzzy KnightCorporal Chatter-Box
- Vivian AustinDale Starr
- Jack IngramSam Ridgeway
- Robert BarronNorton Brett
- Marie AustinMinerva Sawyer
- Max WagnerSergeant George Dunne
- Sam FlintBlaine Cornwall
- Richard AlexanderThe Yuma Kid (as Dick Alexander)