''Uranium Boom'' is a 1956 American

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directed by William Castle and starring

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and Patricia Medina.

Plot

Becoming mining partners after first getting into a fistfight, two men strike uranium pay dirt in remote Colorado. Grady ( William Talman) guards the claim while Brad (

) returns to town to register their find. Unfortunately, Brad is distracted by a young beautiful woman from Denver and quickly marries her, before he realizes she has a past with his partner, who doesn't take the news well. Vowing to ruin Brad any way he can, Grady begins by giving his half-share of the mine to Jean Williams ( Patricia Medina), his former sweetheart, in an attempt to win her back. When that fails, Grady spreads a rumor that the railroad is erecting a spur near the uranium mine. The greed-driven Brad sinks all his money into preparing for the train, then ends up broke when he discovers the truth. But when he realizes Jean won't leave Brad no matter what, Grady shrugs it off and agrees to become partners with him once again.

Cast

as Brad Collins * Patricia Medina as Jean Williams * William Talman as Grady Mathews *

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as Gail Windsor * Philip Van Zandt as Navajo Charlie * William Henry as Joe McGinnus * Gregg Barton as Phil McGinnus *

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as Phil McGinnus * Henry Rowland as Harry *

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as Mac * Michael Bryant as Peterson * Frank Wilcox as Floyd Gorman * Ralph Sanford as Old Timer * Carlyle Mitchell as Mr. Aldrich *

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as Reporter *

as Gail Windsor

Reception

The ''Los Angeles Times'' said the cast "prove themselves good troupers in the melodramatic situations."Jane Russell and Wilde Do Stunts Romany Style Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 8 Mar 1956: B11.

References

External links

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Turner Classic Movies pageReview of film
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