6.8Boys Town · 1938
Boys Town (1938) is a Drama film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull.
Drama
6.8Overview
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.
Cast
Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Edward Norris, Addison Richards, Minor Watson
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What is "Boys Town" about?
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.
When was "Boys Town" released?
Boys Town was released in 1938.
Who stars in "Boys Town"?
The cast includes Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton.
