Movie

Boys Town

Name: Boys Town
Genre: Drama, Biography, Family
Released: 1938
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Leslie Fenton, Henry Hull

1938·1h 36m·Approved

DramaBiographyFamily

IMDb Rating

★ 7.2/10

6,933 votes

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.

Boys Town is a 1938 drama biography movie directed by Norman Taurog, starring Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Leslie Fenton. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 6,933 votes and runs 1h 36m.

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Director

Norman Taurog

Stars

Spencer Tracy

Mickey Rooney

Leslie Fenton

Henry Hull

Details

Release Date1938-09-09

Runtime96 min

TypeMovie

Audience RatingApproved

Countries★ United States

Languages★ English, Hebrew

Keywords

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