Boys Town
Boys Town

Movie·1938·1h 36m

Boys Town

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

Directed By

Norman Taurog

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

John Meehan

Producer

John W. Considine Jr.

Cinematography

Sidney Wagner

Music

Edward Ward

Editor

Elmo Veron

Themes

priestjuvenile delinquentcatholiclincoln nebraskaboys' boarding schoolnebraskareformaccidentboys town

Production House

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Score

68%

104 votes

Skip10%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection27%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Father Flanagan

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Whitey Marsh

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Dave Morris

Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Dan Farrow

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Tony Ponessa

Edward Norris

Edward Norris

Joe Marsh

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Judge

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Bishop

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson

Pee Wee

Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman

Skinny

Mickey Rentschler

Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Freddie Fuller

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Paul Ferguson

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Mo Kahn

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Burton

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

The Sheriff

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Tim (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Screenplay, Story

John W. Considine Jr.

Producer

Elmo Veron

Editor

Sidney Wagner

Director of Photography

Edward Ward

Original Music Composer

Eleanore Griffin

Story

John Meehan

John Meehan

Screenplay

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