

Boys Town
"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1938-09-08
Runtime:
1h 36m
Director:
Norman Taurog
Writer:
Dore Schary, John Meehan
Top Cast

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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