Boys Town

Boys Town

Drama · 1938 · 1h 36m

Movie

6.8/10 · TMDB

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

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

Spencer TracyFather Flanagan
Mickey RooneyWhitey Marsh
Henry HullDave Morris
Leslie FentonDan Farrow
Gene ReynoldsTony Ponessa
Edward NorrisJoe Marsh
Addison RichardsJudge
Minor WatsonBishop
Jonathan HaleJohn Hargraves
Bobs WatsonPee Wee
Martin SpellmanSkinny
Mickey RentschlerTommy Anderson
Frankie ThomasFreddie Fuller
Jimmy ButlerPaul Ferguson
Sidney MillerMo Kahn

Information

Release date
8 September 1938
Director
Norman Taurog
Genres
Drama
Runtime
1h 36m
Country of origin
United States

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