United States / Sep 08, 1938 / NR / New York City, New York
"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Minor Watson | Bishop |
| Jonathan Hale | John Hargraves |
| Bobs Watson | Pee Wee |
| Martin Spellman | Skinny |
| Mickey Rentschler | Tommy Anderson |
| Frankie Thomas | Freddie Fuller |
| Jimmy Butler | Paul Ferguson |
| Sidney Miller | Mo Kahn |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Burton |
| Victor Kilian | The Sheriff |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Tim (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Derelict in Mission (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Nun (uncredited) |
| George Cooper | Tramp (uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Nun (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton | Prison Warden (uncredited) |
| Claire McDowell | Nun (uncredited) |
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| Jay Novello | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Phillip Terry | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | Governor (uncredited) |
| John Wray | Weasel (uncredited) |
| Everett Brown | Darky |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Boys Town |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 8 settembre 1938 |
| Production | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Writer | Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin, John Meehan |
| Editing | Elmo Veron |
| Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
| Assistant directors | Horace Hough, Norman Taurog, Carl Roup |
| Camera operators | Sidney Wagner |
| Additional photography | Sidney Wagner |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Clarence J. Falk, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis, Clarence J. Falk |
| Set decoration | Cedric Gibbons, Clarence J. Falk, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis |
| Special effects | Slavko Vorkapich |
| Music | Edward Ward, Leo Arnaud, Douglas Shearer, Leonid Raab, Paul Marquardt |
| Sound | Edward Ward, Leo Arnaud, Douglas Shearer, Leonid Raab, Paul Marquardt |
| Costume design | Jack Dawn, Robert J. Schiffer |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn, Robert J. Schiffer |
| Hairstyling | Jack Dawn, Robert J. Schiffer |
| Collection | Boys Town Collection |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 09, 1938 / NR
France / Dec 07, 1938
Australia / Dec 22, 1938
Italy / Jan 21, 1939
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Japan / Oct 12, 1939 / G
Physical media
Germany / Jun 17, 2022 / 12
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