TCM Pick of the Week: Boys Town (1938)
2010 July 6

Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney star in this weeks pick. Boys Town is based on the life of Catholic priest, Father Flanagan who started an orphanage and believed there was no such thing as a bad boy. In the film, Spencer Tracy plays Father Flanagan and has that belief tested when Mickey Rooney shows up to live at Boys Town. It’s a wonderful feel-good film that you’re sure to enjoy. Tracy won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance.
Boys’ Town (1938) – Sunday, July 11 at 8:00am EST
True story of Father Flanagan’s fight to build a home for orphaned boys.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton Dir: Norman Taurog BW-93 mins, TV-G
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