Movie Description
Boys Town
(1938)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Norman Taurog
- Producer : John W. Considine Jr.
- Editor : Elmo Veron
- Cast : Spencer Tracy,Mickey Rooney,Henry Hull,Leslie Fenton,Gene Reynolds,Edward Norris,Addison Richards,Minor Watson,Jonathan Hale,Bobs Watson,Martin Spellman,Mickey Rentschler,Frankie Thomas,Jimmy Butler,Sidney Miller,Robert Emmett Keane,Victor Kilian,Arthur Aylesworth,King Baggot,Barbara Bedford,George Cooper,Nell Craig,John Hamilton,Claire McDowell,Jay Novello,Phillip Terry,William Worthington,John Wray,Everett Brown
Cast
Father Flanagan
Whitey Marsh
Dave Morris
Dan Farrow
Tony Ponessa
Joe Marsh
Judge
Bishop
John Hargraves
Pee Wee
Skinny
Tommy Anderson
Freddie Fuller
Paul Ferguson
Mo Kahn
Burton
The Sheriff
Tim (uncredited)
Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
Tramp (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Governor (uncredited)
Weasel (uncredited)
Darky
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Facts
Original TitleBoys Town
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-09-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 36m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
