Boys Town
(1938)
The greatest heart drama of the year.
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds
Director: Norman Taurog
Writer: Eleanore Griffin, Dore Schary, John Meehan
Language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Duration: 96
Against all odds Father Flanagan starts "Boys' Town" after hearing a convict's story. Whitey Marsh comes there. He runs away but, hungry, returns. He runs away again but, when friend Pee Wee is hit by a car, returns. He runs away and joins his brother's gang. Flanagan and the boys capture the crooks and the reward saves the town.
| Spencer Tracy | Father Flanagan |
| Mickey Rooney | Whitey Marsh |
| Henry Hull | Dave Morris |
| Leslie Fenton | Dan Farrow |
| Gene Reynolds | Tony Ponessa |
| Edward Norris | Joe Marsh |
| Addison Richards | The Judge |
| Minor Watson | The Bishop |
| Jonathan Hale | John Hargraves |
| Bobs Watson | Pee Wee |
| Martin Spellman | Skinny |
| Mickey Rentschler | Tommy Anderson |
| Frankie Thomas | Freddie Fuller |
| Jimmy Butler | Paul Ferguson |
| Sidney Miller | Mo Kahn |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Burton |
| Victor Kilian | The Sheriff (as Victor Killian) |
| Boys Town Acapella Choir | The Choir (as Boys Town A Cappella Choir) |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Tim (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Derelict in Mission Next to Weasel (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Catholic Nun (uncredited) |
| Joe Cooke | unit manager |
| James Blaine | Court Officer (uncredited) |
| Jay Marchant | unit manager |
| Stanley Blystone | Guard (uncredited) |
| Edwin Brian | Boy (uncredited) |
| Everett Brown | Darky (uncredited) |
| Orville Caldwell | Warden (uncredited) |
| Bennie Chorre | Young Thunder (uncredited) |
| Roger Converse | Newspaper Reporter Lane (uncredited) |
| George Cooper | Tramp (uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Catholic Nun (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Catholic Nun (uncredited) |
| Wesley Giraud | Butch (uncredited) |
| Robert Gleckler | Mr. Reynolds (uncredited) |
| Donald Haines | Alabama (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton | Warden (uncredited) |
| Murray Harris | Hillbilly (uncredited) |
| Billy Hazard | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Train Guard (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | Rod (uncredited) |
| Al Hill Jr. | Apples (uncredited) |
| Donald Hull | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| George Humbert | Calateri (uncredited) |
| Gladden James | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Raymond Kelly | Boy (uncredited) |
| Don Latorre | Boy (uncredited) |
| Billy McCullough | Boy (uncredited) |
| Claire McDowell | Catholic Nun (uncredited) |
| Jackie Morrow | Boy (uncredited) |
| Paul Nichols | (uncredited) |
| Ray Nichols | (uncredited) |
| Tommy Noonan | Red (uncredited) |
| Jay Novello | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Ronald Paige | Jimmy (uncredited) |
| Charles Ramos | Mex (uncredited) |
| Kane Richmond | Newspaper Reporter Jackson (uncredited) |
| Kent Rogers | Tailor (uncredited) |
| Nelson Scott | Commissioner (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Sommerville | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Chuck Stubbs | Slats (Prologue) (uncredited) |
| A.W. Sweatt | Jackie (Prologue) (uncredited) |
| Phillip Terry | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| Johnny Walsh | Charley Haines (uncredited) |
| Sonny Boy Williams | Boy on Bannister (uncredited) |
| Robert Winkler | (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | Governor (uncredited) |
| John Wray | Weasel (uncredited) |
| Walter Young | Judge (uncredited) |
| Sidney Wagner | Cinematographer |
| Elmo Veron | Film Editor |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Department |
| Edward Ward | Composer |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Director |
| Jack Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Horace Hough | Assistant Director |
| Urie McCleary | associate art director |
| Edwin B. Willis | associate art director |
Genre: Biography
Media: DVD
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0029942
