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Boys Town (1938) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 8, 2005
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 36 minutes
Country USA
Studio MGM
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Other Titles
• Boys Town
• Jugend am Abgrund (1949)
• Teufelskerle (1949)
• Boys' Town
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Genre: Drama, Society, True Story, Coming Of Age, Biography, Tear Jerker, Religion
Tagline: The life story of a boy who was "born to be hung"!
Plot: "Boys Town" is a film classic based on the true story of Father Flanagan, a Catholic priest who established a community in Omaha, Nebraska for troubled youths. The film stars Spencer Tracy, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Father Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney as the young Whitey Marsh. The priest's challenge is to tame Whitey, the incorrigible kid brother of a jailed gangster. When Whitey first arrives at the orphanage, he turns it upside down with his street-tough antics. However, grim reality sets in when he loses a boxing match, sees his best pal injured in a car accident, and has extended contact with his brother's low-life criminal friends. In the end, Whitey falls in line with the program and is living proof of Father Flanagan's belief that there are no bad boys -- just bad environments.
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| Written by |
Dore Schary
Sunrise at Campobello, Bad Day at Black Rock, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | |
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| Cast |
Spencer Tracy
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Inherit the Wind, Adam's Rib |
 | Mickey Rooney
Breakfast at Tiffany's, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Babe: Pig in the City | Henry Hull
Lifeboat, High Sierra, The Fountainhead | | Gene Reynolds
The Bridges at Toko-Ri, The Country Girl, The Mortal Storm | Edward Norris
The Kentuckian, Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, They Won't Forget | | |
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| Music By |
Edward Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man |
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