Synopsis
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.
Facts
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Story
Setting
Nebraska
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 1939 academy_award
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1938 generic
