Boys Town (1938)
3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- Spencer Tracy nabbed his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Father Flanagan, a Catholic priest who founds a community for wayward youths. Flanagan believes that bad environments create juvenile delinquents and adult criminals and sets about redeeming troubled teens through education and responsibility.
- Actors:
- Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Edward Norris, Addison Richards, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale, Bobs Watson, Martin Spellman, Mickey Rentschler, Frankie Thomas, Jimmy Butler, Sidney Miller, Robert Emmett Keane, Victor Kilian, Boys Town Acapella Choir, Byron Armstrong, Arthur Aylesworth
- Directors:
- Norman Taurog
- Producers:
- John W. Considine Jr.
- Writers:
- John Meehan, Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin, Jack Mintz
- Others:
- Eleanore Griffin
- Aka:
- Boys' Town
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Award Winners, Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Films & TV by topic, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Tom Hanks, Ireland At the Oscars, Oscar Nominations Competition 2025, Oscars: Winners & Losers, Top 10 Films By Year, Top Films of 1968
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