Boys Town (1938) |
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| Director(s) | Norman Taurog |
| Producer(s) | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama |
| Top Topics | Children, Coming of Age, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Nuns, True Story (based on) |
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Boys Town
Released
1938
Spencer Tracy
(as Father Flanagan)
Boys Town
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1938
Mickey Rooney
(as Whitey Marsh)
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1938
Henry Hull
(as Dave Morris)
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1938
Leslie Fenton
(as Dan Farrow)
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1938
Gene Reynolds
(as Tony Ponessa)
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1938
Edward Norris
(as Joe Marsh)
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1938
Minor Watson
(as The Bishop)
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Victor Kilian
(as The Sheriff)
Boys Town Overview:
Boys Town (1938) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by John W. Considine Jr..
SYNOPSIS
The story of Father Flanagan, who battled the courts and the community to create a home for boys that society had tossed away. Rooney plays a particularly tough challenge.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Won |
| Best Director | Norman Taurog | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin | Won |
| Best Writing | John Meehan, Dore Schary | Nominated |
Boys Town BlogHub Articles:
MEN OF BOYS TOWN (1941)
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 it doe... Read full article
Com os Braços Abertos / Boys Town (1938)
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 ... Read full article
getTV Mickey Rooney Blogathon Post: Boys Town
“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 q... Read full article
Boys Town (1938)
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 p... Read full article
Boys Town (1)
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 won Best Origina... Read full article
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Boys Town Quotes:
Father Edward J. Flanagan: Eternity begins in forty-five minutes, Dan.
Dan Farrow: What happens then?
Father Edward J. Flanagan: Oh, a bad minute or two.
Dan Farrow: And after that?
Father Edward J. Flanagan: Well, Dan, that's a question that scientists and philosophers have been asking for a million years.
Whitey Marsh: Well, I'm nothin'.
Tony Ponessa: Then, you can go right on being nothin', and nobody cares.