Men of Boys Town
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Directed by	Norman Taurog
Screenplay by	James Kevin McGuinness
Based on	Life of Father Edward J. Flanagan and "Boys Town"
Produced by	John W. Considine Jr.
Starring	Spencer Tracy Mickey Rooney Bobs Watson Larry Nunn Darryl Hickman Henry O'Neill
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Edited by	Frederick Y. Smith Ben Lewis
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	April 11, 1941 (1941-04-11)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$862,000[1]
Box office	$3,166,000[1]

Men of Boys Town is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film Boys Town. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hickman and Henry O'Neill. The film was released on April 11, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[2][3]

Mr. and Mrs. Maitland, a childless couple, invite Whitey to their home on a trial basis. Whitey tries to visit a friend in reform school and inmate Flip is hiding in a car as Whitey leaves. Flip steals money and both boys go to reform school. (This is where the movie takes a darker tone as it depicts, using indirect camera angles, the physical abuse the boys suffer in detention at the facility). Father Flanagan exposes the conditions in the school and the boys are released to him. The Maitlands work to pay off the debts threatening Boys Town.

• Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan
• Mickey Rooney as Whitey Marsh
• Bobs Watson as Pee Wee
• Larry Nunn as Ted Martley
• Darryl Hickman as Flip
• Henry O'Neill as Mr. Maitland
• Mary Nash as Mrs. Maitland
• Lee J. Cobb as Dave Morris
• Sidney Miller as Mo Kahn
• Addison Richards as The Judge
• Lloyd Corrigan as Roger Gorton
• George Lessey as Bradford Stone
• Robert Emmett Keane as Burton
• Arthur Hohl as Guard
• Ben Welden as Superintendent
• Anne Revere as Mrs. Fenely
• Wade Boteler as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Frank Coghlan Jr. as Frank (uncredited)
• Charles Smith as Slim

Critics singled out Darryl Hickman's performance, saying his juvenile delinquent character was "almost running away with Men of Boys Town right under Mickey Rooney's nose".^[4] The film was a hit and became the ninth most popular film at the United States box office in 1941.^[5] According to MGM records the film earned $2,009,000 in the US and Canada and $1,157,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $1,269,000.^[1]

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