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Boys Town   1938     3 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale, Bobs Watson, Mickey Rentschler, Frankie Thomas, Sidney Miller, Martin Spellman, Jimmy Butler

  As Father Edward J. Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) strives to set up a community for homeless boys, he runs into trouble with one boy, Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney), whose older brother (Edward Norris) is a gangster. Whitey runs away a number of times and finally manages to join his brother's gang. But, Father Flanagan and the boys capture the gang, and Whitey, at last, respects Father Flanagan's program and has hope for the future. Spencer Tracy won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his role in this film (his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar). Nominations were received for Best Picture and Director, and another Oscar was received for Best Original Story.



Cast
Spencer Tracy Father Flanagan
Mickey Rooney Whitey Marsh
Henry Hull Dave Morris
Leslie Fenton Dan Farrow
Gene Reynolds Tony Ponessa
Addison Richards The Judge
Edward Norris Joe Marsh
Minor Watson The Bishop
Jonathan Hale John Hargraves
Bobs Watson Pee Wee
Mickey Rentschler Tommy Anderson
Frankie Thomas Freddie Fuller
Sidney Miller Mo Kahn
Martin Spellman Skinny
Jimmy Butler Paul Ferguson

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Boys Town (1938)
Oscar: Best Actor for Spencer Tracy
Norman Taurog
Oscar: Best Director for Skippy (1931)
Spencer Tracy
Oscars: Best Actor for Captains Courageous (1937), Best Actor for Boys Town (1938)


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