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Boys Town

Boys Town (1938) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
67

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Here are some useful notes to know before watching about the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama flick. Boys Town starring Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min. The release date of the movie is September 9th, 1938. The movie received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 92 verified users.

Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "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' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on September 9th, 1938
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting May 9th, 2000 - Buy Boys Town DVD

Boys Town Movies

Movies about the catholic Edward Joseph Flanagan (1886–1948)