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Boys Town (1938)

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

  • Sep 8, 1938
  • 1h 36m
  • NR

6.8/10

TMDB user score
111 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Boys Town is a 1938 drama film directed by Norman Taurog. Its leading cast includes Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney and Henry Hull. It runs for 1 hour 36 minutes. It belongs to the Boys Town Collection.

Synopsis

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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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 36 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
6.8/10 from 111 TMDB votes

Trailer

Boys Town ≣ 1938 ≣ Trailer · plays from YouTube

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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
  • Frankie Thomas Freddie Fuller
  • Jimmy Butler Paul Ferguson
  • Sidney Miller Mo Kahn
  • Robert Emmett Keane Burton
  • Victor Kilian The Sheriff
  • Arthur Aylesworth Tim (uncredited)

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