Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney
HAVE LEADING ROLES IN “BOYS TOWN” (Regent: Screening Friday week.) When ‘ ‘ Boys Town, ’ ’ starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney is based upon the Boys Town established twenty-five years ago by Father Edward J. Flanagan just twelve miles outside of Omaha. Spencer Tracy tops his previous performances with a characterization. As the idealistic priest who stakes his all on the theory that “there is no such thing as a bad boy.” Mickey Rooney “gives everything” as the tough, nonconforming little brother of a gangster, turned over to the custody of Tracy. One unforgettable scene after another follows inrapid succession as the entirely human and heart-warming story unfolds. Heading the supporting cast is Henry Hull, who essays one of his outstanding screen roles to date as friend and financial adviser to Tracy and his boys. Little Bobs Watson, in the characterization of Pee Wee, will capture you completely, both as an actor and as a very personable young man.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 132, 7 June 1939, Page 5
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