Boys Town

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Boys Town ★★★½ 1938

Righteous portrayal of Father Flanagan and the creation of Boys Town, home for juvenile soon-to-be-ex-delinquents. 93m/B VHS, DVD . Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Gene Reynolds, Sidney Miller, Frankie Thomas Jr.; D: Norman Taurog. Oscars '38: Actor (Tracy), Story.

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