Boys Town (1938)

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

Movie · Drama · 1h 36m · Rated 6.8/10 on TMDB · Released September 8, 1938

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.

Directed by Norman Taurog

Cast

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

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