Boys Town (1938)

  • NR
  • 09/08/1938 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 36m

"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.

Dore Schary

Screenplay, Story

Norman Taurog

Director

Eleanore Griffin

Story

John Meehan

Screenplay

Cast

Spencer Tracy's headshot

Spencer Tracy

Father Flanagan
Mickey Rooney's headshot

Mickey Rooney

Whitey Marsh
Henry Hull's headshot

Henry Hull

Dave Morris
Leslie Fenton's headshot

Leslie Fenton

Dan Farrow
Gene Reynolds's headshot

Gene Reynolds

Tony Ponessa
Edward Norris's headshot

Edward Norris

Joe Marsh
Addison Richards's headshot

Addison Richards

Judge
Minor Watson's headshot

Minor Watson

Bishop

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