''Uranium Boom'' is a 1956 American

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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Plot

Becoming mining partners after first getting into a fistfight, two men strike uranium pay dirt in remote

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. 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

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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 (

), 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 *

as Jean Williams * William Talman as Grady Mathews * Tina Carver as Gail Windsor *

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as Navajo Charlie * William Henry as Joe McGinnus *

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as Phil McGinnus * Mel Curtis as Phil McGinnus * Henry Rowland as Harry * S. John Launer as Mac * Michael Bryant as Peterson *

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as Floyd Gorman *

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as Old Timer * Carlyle Mitchell as Mr. Aldrich * Nick Tell as Reporter

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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