Boys Town

1938, drama

96 minutes

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...

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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

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Bishop

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Bobs Watson

Pee Wee

Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Freddie Fuller

Jimmy Butler

Paul Ferguson

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Mo Kahn

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)

Crew

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Assistant art director

Urie McCleary

Assistant art director

Camera

Costume and make-up

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Makeup artist

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Carl Roup

Script supervisor

Editing

Elmo Veron

Editor

Production

Sound

Edward Ward

Original music composer

Writing

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