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Boys Town

Boys Town

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

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.

Drama

Release: 1938-09-08Runtime: 96 minRating: 6.8 (101)

Cast

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

Crew

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Screenplay

John W. Considine Jr.

Producer

Edward Ward

Original Music Composer

Sidney Wagner

Director of Photography

Elmo Veron

Editor

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Jack Dawn

Makeup Artist

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Joe Cooke

Unit Manager

Clips & Videos

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