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Boys Town (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.
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Norman Taurog profile
Norman Taurog

Director

Dore Schary profile
Dore Schary

Screenplay

Cast

Spencer Tracy profile
Spencer Tracy

Father Flanagan

Mickey Rooney profile
Mickey Rooney

Whitey Marsh

Henry Hull profile
Henry Hull

Dave Morris

Leslie Fenton profile
Leslie Fenton

Dan Farrow

Gene Reynolds profile
Gene Reynolds

Tony Ponessa

Edward Norris profile
Edward Norris

Joe Marsh

Addison Richards profile
Addison Richards

Judge

Minor Watson profile
Minor Watson

Bishop

Jonathan Hale profile
Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Bobs Watson profile
Bobs Watson

Pee Wee

Martin Spellman profile
Martin Spellman

Skinny

Mickey Rentschler profile
Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson

Spencer Tracy profile
Spencer Tracy

Father Flanagan

Mickey Rooney profile
Mickey Rooney

Whitey Marsh

Henry Hull profile
Henry Hull

Dave Morris

Leslie Fenton profile
Leslie Fenton

Dan Farrow

Gene Reynolds profile
Gene Reynolds

Tony Ponessa

Edward Norris profile
Edward Norris

Joe Marsh

Addison Richards profile
Addison Richards

Judge

Minor Watson profile
Minor Watson

Bishop

Jonathan Hale profile
Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Bobs Watson profile
Bobs Watson

Pee Wee

Martin Spellman profile
Martin Spellman

Skinny

Mickey Rentschler profile
Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson

Extra

Release Date

September 8, 1938

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo

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Videos

Boys Town Official Trailer #1 - Mickey Rooney Movie (1938) HD thumbnail
Boys Town Official Trailer #1 - Mickey Rooney Movie (1938) HD

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