Review of Boys Town (1938) by Timothy M — 12 Sep 2010
Very good MGM fare. Mickey Rooney is good until he has to emote, which fortunately isn't very often. The rest of the kids are pretty annoying, but Henry Hull and Spencer Tracy make it worth watching.
And Taurog manages to take pretty mundane visual material and make it occasionally exciting. It's a film of its time, but still quite effective I think. Very well written.
This review of Boys Town (1938) was written by Timothy M on 12 Sep 2010.
Boys Town has generally received positive reviews.
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