Men of Boys Town (1941)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writer:

James Kevin McGuinness (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 April 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Mr. and Mrs. Maitland invite Whitey to their home on a trial basis. Whitey tries to visit a friend in...

Plot Keywords:

Reform School | Trial | Dog | Juvenile Delinquent | Jail

Cast

Spencer Tracy	...	Father Flanagan
Mickey Rooney	...	Whitey Marsh
Bobs Watson	...	Pee Wee
Larry Nunn	...	Ted Martley
Darryl Hickman	...	Flip
Henry O'Neill	...	Mr. Maitland
Mary Nash	...	Mrs. Maitland
Lee J. Cobb	...	Dave Morris
Sidney Miller	...	Mo Kahn
Addison Richards	...	The Judge
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Roger Gorton
George Lessey	...	Bradford Stone
Robert Emmett Keane	...	Burton
Arthur Hohl	...	Guard
Ben Welden	...	Superintendent (as Ben Weldon)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #6992) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Boys Town, Nebraska, USA

Company:

Loew's

Quotes:

Father Edward J. 'Eddie' Flanagan: The coddled, the weak and the doubting will fall.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Private Screenings: Child Stars" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Long, Long Ago

Good Sequel

Men of Boys Town (1941)

*** (out of 4)

Father Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) and Whitey (Mickey Rooney) try to save Boys Town while at the same time trying to crack down on abuse in reform schools. I actually preferred this one to the previous film, although this one suffers from trying to do too much in its story. As with the first film there's a lot of sentimental value here but there's also the darker side with the reform schools, which I really enjoyed. Tracy gives another very good performance and Rooney was a lot better here as the older, more mature kid. It was also nice seeing Lee J. Cobb in an early role.