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Tulevaisuuden miehiä

Original title: Boys Town
  • 19381938
  • SS
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.8K
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Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
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When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
22,861
3,311
  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • John Meehan(screenplay)
    • Dore Schary(screenplay)
    • Eleanore Griffin(original story)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Henry Hull
Top credits
  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • John Meehan(screenplay)
    • Dore Schary(screenplay)
    • Eleanore Griffin(original story)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Henry Hull
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 59User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Videos1

    Boys Town
    Trailer 3:12
    Boys Town

    Photos27

    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Edwin Brian, Everett Brown, Jimmy Butler, Wesley Giraud, Donald Haines, Al Hill Jr., Sidney Miller, Mickey Rentschler, Gene Reynolds, Martin Spellman, and Frankie Thomas in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
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    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
    Spencer Tracy in Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)
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    Tulevaisuuden miehiä (1938)

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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Father Flanagan
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Whitey Marsh
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Dave Morris
    Leslie Fenton
    Leslie Fenton
    • Dan Farrow
    Gene Reynolds
    Gene Reynolds
    • Tony Ponessa
    Edward Norris
    Edward Norris
    • Joe Marsh
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • The Judge
    Minor Watson
    Minor Watson
    • The Bishop
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • John Hargraves
    Bobs Watson
    Bobs Watson
    • Pee Wee
    Martin Spellman
    Martin Spellman
    • Skinny
    Mickey Rentschler
    Mickey Rentschler
    • Tommy Anderson
    Frankie Thomas
    Frankie Thomas
    • Freddie Fuller
    Jimmy Butler
    Jimmy Butler
    • Paul Ferguson
    Sidney Miller
    Sidney Miller
    • Mo Kahn
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    • Burton
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • The Sheriff
    • (as Victor Killian)
    Boys Town Acapella Choir
    • The Choir
    • (voice)
    • (as Boys Town A Cappella Choir)
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • John Meehan(screenplay)
      • Dore Schary(screenplay) (original story)
      • Eleanore Griffin(original story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Father Edward Flanagan, who died almost ten years after this movie was released, was the first person ever to live to see somebody win an Oscar for portraying him.
    • Goofs
      While the boys are praying out front for the injured Pee Wee, Whitey goes behind them and grabs a branch of a tree with no leaves. When he turns around, the branch now is covered with leaves.
    • Quotes

      Dan Farrow: [panicky, about to die in the electric chair] How much time have I got, Father?

      Father Edward J. Flanagan: Eternity begins in forty-five minutes, Dan.

      Dan Farrow: What happens then?

      Father Edward J. Flanagan: Oh, a bad minute or two.

      Dan Farrow: And after that?

      Father Edward J. Flanagan: Well, Dan, that's a question that scientists and philosophers have been asking for a million years.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme Music of Boys Town
      (uncredited)

      Music Traditional, from "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes"

      Performed by the Boys Town Acapella Choir (as Boys Town A Cappella Choir)

      [Sung at an assembly]

    User reviews59

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    9/10
    great movie
    some silly acting and Mickey gets TOO emotional at times, but inspirational and a near tear jerker at times.....can serve as a model for some of the problems with our youth today....will watch it every time it comes on.....i hope you do, too...have your kids watch it every time it comes on....from beginning to end....and then sit down and have a talk with them about responsibility, dignity, truthfulness, and honesty....make a copy and every time your kid tells a lie or doesn't something dishonest, have him/her watch it again and again...its worth it....one of Mickey Rooney's best and definitely one of his best on the NONcomedy/musical side...
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    • dlcowfan
    • Dec 18, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1939 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Boys Town
    • Filming locations
      • Boys Town, Nebraska, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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