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Uranium Boom

Uranium Boom

THE EXPLOSIVE STORY OF THE BATTLE FOR URANIUM!

19566.01h 7m

Overview

Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins and mining engineer Grady Mathews find uranium in the Colorado badlands. While Grady guards the claim, Brad goes to register it in town, where he meets and marries Jean Williams. Returning to the claim, Brad learns that Jean was once Grady's fiancée. Grady, as one would expect, is somewhat put out and leaves the mine in Brad's hands, while he hooks up with a confidence man and engineers a scheme to break the back of Brad's somewhat rapidly-created mining empire.

Directed by William Castle
Written by George W. George, George F. Slavin
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Top Cast

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Bradford "Brad" E. Collins

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Jean Williams

William Talman

William Talman

Grady Mathews

Tina Carver

Tina Carver

Gail Windsor

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Navajo Charlie

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Floyd Gorman

William Henry

William Henry

Joe McGinnus

Gregg Barton

Gregg Barton

Phil McGinnus

M

Mel Curtis

Phil McGinnus

Henry Rowland

Henry Rowland

Harry

Themes & Keywords

coloradouranium

About Uranium Boom

Uranium Boom is a adventure, drama film released in 1956 exploring themes of colorado, uranium. Directed by William Castle, it stars Dennis Morgan, Patricia Medina, William Talman. Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins and mining engineer Grady Mathews find uranium in the Colorado badlands. While Grady guards the claim, Brad goes to register it in town, where he meets and marries Jean Williams. Returning to the claim, Brad learns that Jean was once Grady's fiancée. Grady, as one would expect, is somewhat put out and leaves the mine in Brad's hands, while he hooks up with a confidence man and engineers a scheme to break the back of Brad's somewhat rapidly-created mining empire.

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