Boys Town (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Norman Taurog |
| Producer(s) | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama |
| Top Topics | Children, Coming of Age, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Nuns, True Story (based on) |
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Boys Town Overview:
Boys Town (1938) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by John W. Considine Jr..
SYNOPSIS
The story of Father Flanagan, who battled the courts and the community to create a home for boys that society had tossed away. Rooney plays a particularly tough challenge.
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Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Won |
| Best Director | Norman Taurog | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin | Won |
| Best Writing | John Meehan, Dore Schary | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
MEN OF BOYS TOWN (1941)
By Terry on Apr 22, 2019 From Stardust and ShadowsThe sequel remains pretty much as it is today:? repeat box office receipts with the same formula.? That itself is passable in the day of the studio system when film output to fill the theaters with product was required.? Sometimes it works? as in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) and sometimes it doesn&#... Read full article
Com os Bra?os Abertos / Boys Town (1938)
By L? on Dec 30, 2017 From Critica RetroCom os Bra?os Abertos / Boys Town (1938) N?s precisamos desesperadamente de her?is. We're in desperate need of heroes. Mas n?o ? qualquer her?i que serve. N?s dispensamos o Batman, o Aquaman, o Super-Homen, o Homem de Ferro, a Mulher-Maravilha – se bem que ela ? demais – e c... Read full article
Mickey Rooney in Boys Town
By Amanda Garrett on Dec 28, 2014 From Old Hollywood FilmsSaintly Father Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) knocks some sense into juvenile delinquent Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney) in this clip from Boys Town (1938). New York Times critic Frank Nugent gave Rooney a rare rave review for his performance in Boys Town. "Mickey is the Dead End gang rolled ... Read full article
getTV Mickey Rooney Blogathon Post: Boys Town
By Annmarie Gatti on Sep 26, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub Blog“There is no such thing as a bad boy” – Father?Edward J. Flanagan That’s right, there’s no such thing as a bad boy — or is there? ?Well, well, well…that brings me to my getTV Mickey Rooney Blogathon pick: Boys Town. Why Boys Town??This should be an easy ques... Read full article
Boys Town (1938)
By Beatrice on Nov 21, 2013 From Flickers in TimeBoys Town Directed by Norman Taurog Written by John Meehan and Dore Shary from a story by Shary and Eleanore Griffin 1938/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing More evidence of what a great screen actor Spencer Tracy was. This is an MGM dramatization of the life and work of Father Flanagan, the p... Read full article
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Quotes from
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.
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.
Father Edward J. 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.
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Facts about
The day after Spencer Tracy won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in this film, an MGM publicist released a statement - without consulting Tracy first - that the actor would donate his Oscar to the real Boys Town in Nebraska. Tracy agreed to make the donation if the Academy would send him a replacement Oscar. When the replacement arrived, the engraving on the award read: "Best Actor - Dick Tracy."
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