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Boys Town

Norman Taurog

1938 • 1h 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 shepherde...

Boys Town

Boys Town ≣ 1938 ≣ Trailer

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer TracyFather Flanagan

Mickey Rooney

Mickey RooneyWhitey Marsh

Henry Hull

Henry HullDave Morris

Leslie Fenton

Leslie FentonDan Farrow

Gene Reynolds

Gene ReynoldsTony Ponessa

Edward Norris

Edward NorrisJoe Marsh

Addison Richards

Addison RichardsJudge

Minor Watson

Minor WatsonBishop

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan HaleJohn Hargraves

Bobs Watson

Bobs WatsonPee Wee

Martin Spellman

Martin SpellmanSkinny

Mickey Rentschler

Mickey RentschlerTommy Anderson

Frankie Thomas

Frankie ThomasFreddie Fuller

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy ButlerPaul Ferguson

Sidney Miller

Sidney MillerMo Kahn

Crew

Norman Taurog

Norman TaurogDirector

Dore Schary

Dore ScharyScreenplay

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Slavko Vorkapich

Slavko VorkapichSpecial Effects

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisAssistant Art Director

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision

John Meehan

John MeehanScreenplay

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