Review of Boys Town (1938) by Charity H — 25 Aug 2007

Mickey Rooney is right there in my top 5 coming in at 3rd place after Gene! He was/is a wonderful actor!

This review of Boys Town (1938) was written by Charity H on 25 Aug 2007.

Boys Town has generally received positive reviews.

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Father Flanagan takes care of the boys in Boys Town. This was a good movie, but I will probably not see it again…

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