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Boys Town(1938)

NR09/08/1938 (US)Drama1h 36m
67%

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"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.

Movie Cast

Spencer Tracy photo

Spencer Tracy

Father Flanagan

Mickey Rooney photo

Mickey Rooney

Whitey Marsh

Henry Hull photo

Henry Hull

Dave Morris

Leslie Fenton photo

Leslie Fenton

Dan Farrow

Gene Reynolds photo

Gene Reynolds

Tony Ponessa

Edward Norris photo

Edward Norris

Joe Marsh

Jonathan Hale photo

Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original LanguageEnglish

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