Boys Town

Boys Town

"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"

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Release Date

9/8/1938

Runtime

96 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A deeply felt drama about a priest's unwavering belief in human possibility, testing his faith against a hardened boy's resistance to change. It's both a character study and an ideological argument, made with genuine conviction.

Mood

HopefulBittersweet

Themes

RedemptionFaithComing of ageFamily

Look

Naturalistic

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