Boys Town (1938)
Boys Town (1938)
"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
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.

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Cast

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

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.


Tagline: "No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 08 September 1938

Country: US

Runtime: 96m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Father Flanagan

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Whitey Marsh

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Dave Morris

Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Dan Farrow

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Tony Ponessa

Edward Norris

Edward Norris

Joe Marsh

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Judge

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Bishop

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson

Pee Wee

Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman

Skinny

Mickey Rentschler

Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Freddie Fuller

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Paul Ferguson

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Mo Kahn

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Burton

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

The Sheriff

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Tim (uncredited)

King Baggot

King Baggot

Derelict in Mission (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Nun (uncredited)

George Cooper

George Cooper

Tramp (uncredited)

Nell Craig

Nell Craig

Nun (uncredited)

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Nun (uncredited)

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Gangster (uncredited)

Phillip Terry

Phillip Terry

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

William Worthington

William Worthington

Governor (uncredited)

John Wray

John Wray

Weasel (uncredited)

Everett Brown

Everett Brown

Darky

Directed By

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Horace Hough

Horace Hough

Assistant Director

Carl Roup

Carl Roup

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Joe Cooke

Joe Cooke

Unit Manager

Jay Marchant

Jay Marchant

Unit Manager

John W. Considine Jr.

John W. Considine Jr.

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Makeup Artist

Robert J. Schiffer

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Sound

Edward Ward

Edward Ward

Original Music Composer

Leo Arnaud

Leo Arnaud

Music Arranger

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Leonid Raab

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

Paul Marquardt

Paul Marquardt

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Sidney Wagner

Sidney Wagner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Clarence J. Falk

Clarence J. Falk

Greensman

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Assistant Art Director

Urie McCleary

Urie McCleary

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Slavko Vorkapich

Slavko Vorkapich

Special Effects

Jack Mintz

Jack Mintz

Additional Writing

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