Boys Town
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.
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Boys Town
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 8, 1938
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
User Score
67%
Original Title
Boys Town
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director
Norman Taurog
Description
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.