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  • Boys Town (1938)
  • Passed
    96 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Boys Town (1938)
Passed
96 min | Biography, Drama, Family

When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.
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Director
Writers
John Meehan (screenplay) | Dore Schary (screenplay) (original story) | Eleanore Griffin (original story)
Composer
Cinematographer
Sidney Wagner (photographed by)
Editor
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Status
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Updated Sep 8, 1938

Release date
Sep 9, 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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73 cast members
Name Known for
Spencer Tracy
Father Flanagan Father Flanagan   See fewer
Mickey Rooney
Whitey Marsh Whitey Marsh   See fewer
Henry Hull
Dave Morris Dave Morris   See fewer
Leslie Fenton
Dan Farrow Dan Farrow   See fewer
Gene Reynolds
Tony Ponessa Tony Ponessa   See fewer
Edward Norris
Joe Marsh Joe Marsh   See fewer
Addison Richards
The Judge The Judge   See fewer
Minor Watson
The Bishop The Bishop   See fewer
Jonathan Hale
John Hargraves John Hargraves   See fewer
Bobs Watson
Pee Wee Pee Wee   See fewer
Mickey Rentschler
Tommy Anderson Tommy Anderson   See fewer
Frankie Thomas
Freddie Fuller Freddie Fuller   See fewer
Jimmy Butler
Paul Ferguson Paul Ferguson   See fewer
Sidney Miller
Mo Kahn Mo Kahn   See fewer
Victor Kilian
The Sheriff (as Victor Killian) The Sheriff (as Victor Killian)   See fewer
Boys Town Acapella Choir
The Choir (voice) (as Boys Town A Cappella Choir) The Choir (voice) (as Boys Town A Cappella Choir)   See fewer
Arthur Aylesworth
Tim (uncredited) Tim (uncredited)   See fewer
King Baggot
Derelict in Mission Next to Weasel (uncredited) Derelict in Mission Next to Weasel (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Bedford
Catholic Nun (uncredited) Catholic Nun (uncredited)   See fewer
James Blaine
Court Officer (uncredited) Court Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Brian
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Everett Brown
Darky (uncredited) Darky (uncredited)   See fewer
Orville Caldwell
Warden (uncredited) Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Chaffin
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Bennie Chorre
Young Thunder (uncredited) Young Thunder (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Clucas
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Converse
Lane - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) Lane - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
George Cooper
Tramp (uncredited) Tramp (uncredited)   See fewer
Nell Craig
Catholic Nun (uncredited) Catholic Nun (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Dickson
Catholic Nun (uncredited) Catholic Nun (uncredited)   See fewer
Calvin Ellison
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Felix Ganio Jr.
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Wesley Giraud
Butch (uncredited) Butch (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Gleckler
Mr. Reynolds (uncredited) Mr. Reynolds (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Haines
Alabama (uncredited) Alabama (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hamilton
Warden (uncredited) Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Murray Harris
Hillbilly (uncredited) Hillbilly (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Hazard
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Hearn
Train Guard (uncredited) Train Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hill Jr.
Apples (uncredited) Apples (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hill
Rod (uncredited) Rod (uncredited)   See fewer
George Humbert
Calateri (uncredited) Calateri (uncredited)   See fewer
Gladden James
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Raymond Kelly
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Latorre
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Marks
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy McCullough
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Catholic Nun (uncredited) Catholic Nun (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackie Morrow
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Nichols
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Nichols
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Noonan
Red (uncredited) Red (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Novello
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald Paige
Jimmy (uncredited) Jimmy (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Rackin
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Ramos
Mex (uncredited) Mex (uncredited)   See fewer
Kane Richmond
Jackson - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) Jackson - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Kent Rogers
Tailor (uncredited) Tailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Nelson Scott
Commissioner (uncredited) Commissioner (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Sommerville
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Stone
Boy Mopping Floor (uncredited) Boy Mopping Floor (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Stubbs
Slats - in Prologue (uncredited) Slats - in Prologue (uncredited)   See fewer
A.W. Sweatt
Jackie - in Prologue (uncredited) Jackie - in Prologue (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillip Terry
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Walsh
Charley Haines (uncredited) Charley Haines (uncredited)   See fewer
Sonny Boy Williams
Boy on Bannister (uncredited) Boy on Bannister (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Winkler
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
William Worthington
Governor (uncredited) Governor (uncredited)   See fewer
John Wray
Weasel (uncredited) Weasel (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Young
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
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