Boys Town (film)

thumb|Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan. Boys Town is a 1938 film about a priest's work with a group of disadvantaged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded. Directed by Norman Taurog. Written by John Meehan and Dore Schary. Greater than the imagination of the best writers! taglines Father Flanagan I know that a mother can take a whip to the toughest boy in the world, and he forgets it because he knows that she loves him. There is no such thing as a bad boy. Dialogue Freddie Fuller: There's our baseball field... last year one of our players was drafted by the St. Louis Browns. Whitey Marsh: Well, I like the Yankees. Freddie Fuller: You would! Tony Ponessa: If you're a Catholic or a Protestant, you can go right on being one. Whitey Marsh: Well, I'm nothin'. Tony Ponessa: Then, you can go right on being nothin', and nobody cares. Dan Farrow: [panicky, about to die in the electric chair] How much time have I got, Father? Father Flanagan: Eternity begins in forty-five minutes, Dan. Dan Farrow: What happens then? Father Flanagan: Oh, a bad minute or two. Dan Farrow: And after that? Father Flanagan: Well, Dan, that's a question that scientists and philosophers have been asking for a million years. Taglines Greater than the imagination of the best writers! The life story of a boy who was "born to be hung"! The greatest heart drama of the year. Cast Spencer Tracy - Father Flanagan Mickey Rooney - Whitey Marsh Henry Hull - Dave Morris Leslie Fenton - Dan Farrow Gene Reynolds - Tony Ponessa Edward Norris - Joe Marsh Addison Richards - The Judge Minor Watson - The Bishop External links 0029942 Boys Town boys_town Boys Town Category:1938 American films Category:American coming-of-age films Category:Films about Catholicism Category:Films about priests Category:Films whose writers won Best Story Academy Award Category:Films set in Nebraska Category:American biographical drama films