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By Adrian B (1,364) on 05 Jan 2012

One of the greatest movies ever made! I was lucky! I saw it in Nebraska and I went to real Boys Town and visitors center…

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By Marilee A (711) on 10 Sep 2011

The performances by Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan & Mickey Rooney are quite standout it this Memorable Film…

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By I Don't Know W (791) on 16 Jun 2011

And Oscar makes two…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 02 Jun 2011

*** (out of four) Spencer Tracy won his second straight Academy Award for his performance as Father Flanagan…

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By Gordon T (252) on 10 Apr 2011

SPENCER TRACEY is FATHER FLANAGHAN and MICKEY ROONEY is WHITEY MARSH I LOVE THIS MOVIE . . . I saw it on TCM during Mickey Rooney Month…

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By Stefanie R (156) on 02 Mar 2011

Very happy to see Mickey Rooney in a dramatic role that doesn't involve music. Great actor he is! Moving Story…

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By Edith N (976) on 17 Feb 2011

It Only Takes Six Months to Rehabilitate a Boy Charles Manson spent time in the real Boys Town. It's true…

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By Tricky R (8) on 05 Feb 2011

Mickey is fantastic in this show. Spencer Tracey is the ultimate…

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By Christian B (433) on 29 Jan 2011

What an amzing classic. this is a fantastic movie that is funny cute and sad…

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By Chris K (1,194) on 18 Jan 2011

There is no way to really describe this film. There has never been anything else like it and there probably never will be…

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By Vincent H (192) on 24 Nov 2010

While Spencer Tracy delivers an excellent, restrained performance as Father Edward Flanagan, a priest who establishes a community for wayward…

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By Cathal M (121) on 14 Oct 2010

Growing up, I used to watch Family Classics on WGN out of Chicago. Boys Town was a film I remember seeing several times, and loving it every time…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 25 Sep 2010

These are the exact kinds of movies they don't make anymore…

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By Timothy M (796) on 12 Sep 2010

Very good MGM fare. Mickey Rooney is good until he has to emote, which fortunately isn't very often…

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By Sylvester E (218) on 19 Aug 2010

Quite possibly the sappiest movie I have ever seen, Boys Town is a solid black and white classic…

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By Devon B (391) on 18 Jul 2010

Spencer Tracy plays Father Flanagan, the creator of Boys Town, in this sentimental film from 1938…

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By Adam P (1,180) on 09 Mar 2010

Okay, this movie made me cry. Sure it just throws sentiment in your face willy-ass-nilly and the heartstrings rarely get a break…

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By Randy T (648) on 09 Mar 2010

Okay, this movie made me cry. Sure it just throws sentiment in your face willy-ass-nilly and the heartstrings rarely get a break…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 25 Dec 2009

There's only one Christmas scene, but the movie's sentimental mood makes for nice holiday viewing…

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 25 Aug 2009

Based on the true story of Father Flannigan, a catholic priest who faught for years against a flawed system to take boys off the streets…

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