Boys Town
“"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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2 films
Cast
29 people
Spencer Tracy
Father Flanagan
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mickey Rooney
Whitey Marsh
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Henry Hull
Dave Morris
Known for
Werewolf of London
Lifeboat
Leslie Fenton
Dan Farrow
Known for
The Public Enemy
Gene Reynolds
Tony Ponessa
Known for
The Country Girl
The Mortal Storm
Edward Norris
Joe Marsh
Known for
The Kentuckian
Addison Richards
Judge
Known for
Our Daily Bread
The Mummy's Curse
Minor Watson
Bishop
Known for
Woman of the Year
Trapeze
Jonathan Hale
John Hargraves
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Fury
Bobs Watson
Pee Wee
Known for
Dodge City
Martin Spellman
Skinny
Known for
Beau Geste
Mickey Rentschler
Tommy Anderson
Known for
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Norman Taurog Director · Dore Schary Screenplay John Meehan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.1M · Budget $772K · United States release September 8, 1938
Box office
Budget
$772,000
Worldwide gross
$4,058,000
Gross vs. budget
5.3×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Hebrew
Release dates
United States · September 8, 1938
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 9, 1938 · Theatrical
Australia
December 22, 1938 · Theatrical
France
December 7, 1938 · Theatrical
Germany
June 17, 2022 · Physical
Italy
January 21, 1939 · Theatrical
Japan
October 12, 1939 · Theatrical
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