Boys Town (1938)

Boys Town (1938)

"No boy is bad, if given a chance!" 1938-09-08 United States of America 96 Min. PG-13
6.7 85 votes

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.

Cast

Spencer Tracy is Father Flanagan
Father Flanagan
Mickey Rooney is Whitey Marsh
Whitey Marsh
Henry Hull is Dave Morris
Dave Morris
Leslie Fenton is Dan Farrow
Dan Farrow
Gene Reynolds is Tony Ponessa
Tony Ponessa
Edward Norris is Joe Marsh
Joe Marsh
Minor Watson is Bishop
Jonathan Hale is John Hargraves
John Hargraves
Bobs Watson is Pee Wee
Mickey Rentschler is Tommy Anderson
Tommy Anderson