Boys Town (1938)

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

Directed by Norman Taurog1h 36mDrama

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1938
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
8 September 1938
TMDB
6.8 (109)
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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
Martin Spellman
Martin Spellman
Skinny
Mickey Rentschler
Mickey Rentschler
Tommy Anderson
Frankie Thomas
Frankie Thomas
Freddie Fuller
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
Paul Ferguson
Sidney Miller
Sidney Miller
Mo Kahn
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
Burton
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
The Sheriff
Arthur Aylesworth
Arthur Aylesworth
Tim (uncredited)
King Baggot
King Baggot
Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Nun (uncredited)
George Cooper
George Cooper
Tramp (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Nell Craig
Nun (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Nun (uncredited)
Jay Novello
Jay Novello
Gangster (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
William Worthington
William Worthington
Governor (uncredited)
John Wray
John Wray
Weasel (uncredited)
Everett Brown
Everett Brown
Darky

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