Boys Town

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1938 · 96 min · NR · Drama · TMDB 6.8/10

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.

Directed by Norman Taurog

Cast

• Spencer Tracy — Father Flanagan
• Mickey Rooney — Whitey Marsh
• Henry Hull — Dave Morris
• Leslie Fenton — Dan Farrow
• Gene Reynolds — Tony Ponessa