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Boys Town

Boys Town

# "No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1938-09-08
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.726

Beloved Cast

Spencer Tracy original image
Father Flanagan
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney original image
Whitey Marsh
Mickey Rooney
Henry Hull original image
Dave Morris
Henry Hull
Leslie Fenton original image
Dan Farrow
Leslie Fenton
Gene Reynolds original image
Tony Ponessa
Gene Reynolds
Edward Norris original image
Joe Marsh
Edward Norris
Addison Richards original image
Judge
Addison Richards
Minor Watson original image
Bishop
Minor Watson
Jonathan Hale original image
John Hargraves
Jonathan Hale
Bobs Watson original image
Pee Wee
Bobs Watson
Martin Spellman original image
Skinny
Martin Spellman
Mickey Rentschler original image
Tommy Anderson
Mickey Rentschler
Frankie Thomas original image
Freddie Fuller
Frankie Thomas
Jimmy Butler original image
Paul Ferguson
Jimmy Butler
Sidney Miller original image
Mo Kahn
Sidney Miller
Robert Emmett Keane original image
Burton
Robert Emmett Keane
Victor Kilian original image
The Sheriff
Victor Kilian
Arthur Aylesworth original image
Tim (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
King Baggot original image
Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
King Baggot
Barbara Bedford original image
Nun (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
George Cooper original image
Tramp (uncredited)
George Cooper
Nell Craig original image
Nun (uncredited)
Nell Craig
John Hamilton original image
Prison Warden (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Claire McDowell original image
Nun (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Jay Novello original image
Gangster (uncredited)
Jay Novello
Phillip Terry original image
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
William Worthington original image
Governor (uncredited)
William Worthington
John Wray original image
Weasel (uncredited)
John Wray
Everett Brown original image
Darky
Everett Brown

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