Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Clevercell Very disappointing...

Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

marktayloruk Imagine Gable as JR, Tracy as Bobby. If only the Hays Office hadn't made them soften things.

gazzo-2 This one has it all-great cast(Spencer, Clark, Hedy, Claudette), rousing action(check that oil well fire scene), over-use of montages, boom and bust cycles, beautiful women(esp. Hedy), fistfights, etc. A typical big budget, big star feature of the times.I donno how much I bought the soap opera angle-clearly Claudette and Spencer should have gotten back together at the end, w/ Gable taking off w/ Hedy. She was easily more his type. The movie is quite superficial-they gain and lose fortunes at a seeming moments notice, bounce back easily and keep on plowing ahead. Gable and Tracy carry this, esp. Gable. It's likable, somewhat overlong and tends to drag a bit in the second half. Frank Morgan and Chill Wills help keep it lively. Look out for a neato Curt Bois cameo too. Think 'Casablanca' and 'Vipers'.*** outta ****, you will like it if you like the two leads.

lewis-51 Thus is well worth watching. I liked the interaction between Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy. I am not especially fond of either of them, but they were both very good here, and believable. It is indeed a rousing "buddy" movie. It goes at a fast pace, and that's great. The scene at the burning oil well is very well done. Ultimately, I rate it no higher than 7 because I find it a bit dated. What exactly "dated" means may be worth a whole essay. It's not the obvious things, like hair styles, manner of speech, and so forth. What I mean here is that it has been written to appeal to the norms and standards of a certain time and culture. You might say every movie is like that; nonetheless I think too much realism has been lost. Without giving away any spoilers, I don't think the way the situation with Hedy Lamarr turned out was realistic. I also do not like the last speech by Tracy. I am sure it was a winner at the time, but it's not realistic - then or now. It was designed to appeal to most viewers then. Maybe I'm just sulking because I didn't see enough of Hedy Lamarr. ;-)-henry

rbrb This is a mildly entertaining tale though more comedy than anything else. Pure Hollywood slush. Set in the era of boom/bust oil wells we are treated to the saga of various characters who swindle their way to the top. When they lose it all they are more than happy to start all over again.The film preaches that lying, cheating and stealing is just fine as is exploiting others and ruining their businesses by fair means or foul.Mind you that ain't far from the truth as that is how the likes of crooks such as Bernard Madoff and his ilk got rich. And this picture seems to glorify behaving dishonestly to get ahead.In its' favor the movie does have some genuine superstars and I agree that Hedy Lamarr is the most beautiful woman on screen ever; then and now. Clarke Gable looks like the washed out selfish drunk that I am sure he always was. So if you like a half decent older movie with a certain political agenda and some big names in it then this is for you.4/10