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Boys Town
"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
6.8(111)19381h 36m
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.
- Director
- Norman Taurog
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Cast

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
Judge

Minor Watson
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

Arthur Aylesworth
Tim (uncredited)

King Baggot
Derelict in Mission (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford
Nun (uncredited)

George Cooper
Tramp (uncredited)

Nell Craig
Nun (uncredited)

John Hamilton
Prison Warden (uncredited)

Claire McDowell
Nun (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Norman TaurogDirector
- Horace HoughAssistant Director
- Carl RoupScript Supervisor
Writing
- Dore ScharyScreenplay
- Dore ScharyStory
- Eleanore GriffinStory
- John MeehanScreenplay
Production
- John W. Considine Jr.Producer
- Jay MarchantUnit Manager
- Joe CookeUnit Manager
Camera
- Sidney WagnerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Elmo VeronEditor
Sound
- Edward WardOriginal Music Composer
- Leo ArnaudMusic Arranger
- Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision
- Leonid RaabOrchestrator
- Paul MarquardtOrchestrator
Art
- Cedric GibbonsArt Direction
- Clarence J. FalkGreensman
- Urie McClearyAssistant Art Director
- Edwin B. WillisAssistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up
- Jack DawnMakeup Artist
- Robert J. SchifferMakeup Artist
Crew
- Jack MintzAdditional Writing
- Slavko VorkapichSpecial Effects