Boys Town

Norman Taurog
1938-09-08

"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
6.7
96 min

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

Name Character Team
Spencer Tracy Father Flanagan Unowned
Mickey Rooney Whitey Marsh Unowned
Henry Hull Dave Morris Unowned
Leslie Fenton Dan Farrow Unowned
Gene Reynolds Tony Ponessa Unowned
Edward Norris Joe Marsh Unowned
Addison Richards Judge Unowned
Minor Watson Bishop Unowned
Jonathan Hale John Hargraves Unowned
Bobs Watson Pee Wee Unowned
Martin Spellman Skinny Unowned
Mickey Rentschler Tommy Anderson Unowned
Frankie Thomas Freddie Fuller Unowned
Jimmy Butler Paul Ferguson Unowned
Sidney Miller Mo Kahn Unowned
Robert Emmett Keane Burton Unowned
Victor Kilian The Sheriff Unowned
Arthur Aylesworth Tim (uncredited) Unowned
King Baggot Derelict in Mission (uncredited) Unowned
Barbara Bedford Nun (uncredited) Unowned
George Cooper Tramp (uncredited) Unowned
Nell Craig Nun (uncredited) Unowned
John Hamilton Prison Warden (uncredited) Unowned
Claire McDowell Nun (uncredited) Unowned
Jay Novello Gangster (uncredited) Unowned
Phillip Terry Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
William Worthington Governor (uncredited) Unowned
John Wray Weasel (uncredited) Unowned
Everett Brown Darky Unowned