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
- Directors:
- Norman Taurog
- Writers:
- John Meehan, Dore Schary
- Others:
- Eleanore Griffin
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Getting to Know :Tom Hanks, Ireland At the Oscars, Oscars: Winners & Losers, Top Films of 1968
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