Boys Town (1938)
Directed by Norman Taurog · 96 min · Drama
52.5 TOPICAL score · #1,752 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Boys Town (1938, directed by Norman Taurog) has a TOPICAL score of 52.5 - ranked 1,752 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (109 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (109 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Story
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read4,883 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Spencer Tracy (actor #85), Mickey Rooney (actor #282), Henry Hull (actor #1,804), Leslie Fenton