Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on April 22, 2019

The sequel remains pretty much as it is today:  repeat box office receipts with the same formula.  That itself is passable in the day of the studio system when film output to fill the theaters with product was required.  Sometimes it works  as in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) and sometimes...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on December 30, 2017

Com os Braços Abertos / Boys Town (1938) Nós precisamos desesperadamente de heróis. We're in desperate need of heroes. Mas não é qualquer herói que serve. Nós dispensamos o Batman, o Aquaman, o Super-Homen, o Homem de Ferro, a Mulher-Maravilha – se bem que ela é demais – e c   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on September 26, 2014

“There is no such thing as a bad boy” – Father Edward J. Flanagan That’s right, there’s no such thing as a bad boy — or is there?  Well, well, well…that brings me to my getTV Mickey Rooney Blogathon pick: Boys Town. Why Boys Town? This should be an easy ques   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 21, 2013

Boys Town Directed by Norman Taurog Written by John Meehan and Dore Shary from a story by Shary and Eleanore Griffin 1938/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing More evidence of what a great screen actor Spencer Tracy was. This is an MGM dramatization of the life and work of Father Flanagan, the...   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on January 7, 2011

Boys Town (1938)      By virtue of the performances alone, Boys Town earns a Wowza! rating. The film won Spencer Tracy a Best Actor Oscar and set Mickey Rooney on a path that for many years involved only primary roles and Grade-A pictures. It is based on a true story (and also...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on December 27, 2010

In 1917, Father Edward Flanagan founded and built Boys Town, a nonprofit orphanage for boys between 10 and 16, just outside of Omaha Nebraska.  The orphanage led a new wave of youth care methods by emphasizing the importance of social preparation and letting the boys run the facility’s day-to-day op   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Com os Braços Abertos / Boys Town (1938) Nós precisamos desesperadamente de heróis. We're in desperate need of heroes. Mas não é qualquer herói que serve. Nós dispensamos o Batman, o Aquaman, o Super-Homen, o Homem de Ferro, a Mulher-Maravilha – se bem que ela é demais – e co   read more