Boys Town

Boys Town (1938)

"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Date of release
1938-09-08
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (109)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
Director
Norman Taurog

Casting

  • Spencer Tracy — Father Flanagan
  • Mickey Rooney — Whitey Marsh
  • Henry Hull — Dave Morris
  • Leslie Fenton — Dan Farrow
  • Gene Reynolds — Tony Ponessa
  • Edward Norris — Joe Marsh
  • Addison Richards — Judge
  • Minor Watson — Bishop
  • Jonathan Hale — John Hargraves
  • Bobs Watson — Pee Wee
  • Martin Spellman — Skinny
  • Mickey Rentschler — Tommy Anderson

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