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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

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Judge

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Bishop

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

John Hargraves

Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson

Pee Wee

Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman

Skinny

Mickey Rentschler

Mickey Rentschler

Tommy Anderson

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Freddie Fuller

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Paul Ferguson

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Mo Kahn

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Burton

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)

Everett Brown

Everett Brown

Darky

Crew

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Screenplay

Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Director

Edward Ward

Edward Ward

Original Music Composer

Sidney Wagner

Sidney Wagner

Director of Photography

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Makeup Artist

Horace Hough

Horace Hough

Assistant Director

Elmo Veron

Elmo Veron

Editor

Robert J. Schiffer

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

John W. Considine Jr.

John W. Considine Jr.

Producer

Jay Marchant

Jay Marchant

Unit Manager

Joe Cooke

Joe Cooke

Unit Manager

Leo Arnaud

Leo Arnaud

Music Arranger

Jack Mintz

Jack Mintz

Additional Writing

Clarence J. Falk

Clarence J. Falk

Greensman

Urie McCleary

Urie McCleary

Assistant Art Director

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Story

Carl Roup

Carl Roup

Script Supervisor

Eleanore Griffin

Eleanore Griffin

Story

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Assistant Art Director

Slavko Vorkapich

Slavko Vorkapich

Special Effects

Leonid Raab

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

Paul Marquardt

Paul Marquardt

Orchestrator

John Meehan

John Meehan

Screenplay

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Boys Town

19386.7 / 1096 min
Drama

Overview

"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"

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.