CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 1h 36m · NR
Boys Town

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

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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 byNorman Taurog

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
September 8, 1938
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Boys Town ≣ 1938 ≣ Trailer

Boys Town ≣ 1938 ≣ Trailer

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

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

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog
Written by
Dore Schary
Dore Schary
Eleanore Griffin
Produced by
John W. Considine Jr.

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