Review of Boys Town (1938) by Steve S — 02 Jun 2011
*** (out of four).
Spencer Tracy won his second straight Academy Award for his performance as Father Flanagan. He is wonderful and warm in the part and the movie is inspiring. I just wish Mickey Rooney was more appealing to me.
Whitey (Rooney) is a troubled young man who is taken in at Father Flanagan's Boys Town, a place were troubled boys can live and form a community that will help them. Whitey proves to be a hard subject.
Tracy is great...Rooney is too much.
This review of Boys Town (1938) was written by Steve S on 02 Jun 2011.
Boys Town has generally received positive reviews.
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