Boys Town

1h 36min

Drama

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.

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
Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves
Mickey Rentschler

Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson
Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Freddie Fuller
Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Paul Ferguson
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)

Release date

8th Sep 1938

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English