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Synopsis. “No boy is bad, if given a chance!”. Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh ...
For a film attempting to cover social issues of the day, Boys Town couldn't be less gritty or more cleanly presented. Although to say MGM wanted to address the harsh realities facing neglected children is being rather generous. Father Flanagan's real-life exploits offered the perfect material for Hollywood to make a film that aimed to manipulate the emotions and end up nestled inside their ...
26. Feb. 2024 · The story behind the movie is as fascinating as the film itself. It all began when Hollywood producers stumbled upon a magazine article about Boys Town, a unique community dedicated to children of all races, religions and backgrounds, and where the youth played major roles in how the community was run and governed.
Film. Boys Town is een Amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1938 onder regie van Norman Taurog. Destijds werd de film in Nederland uitgebracht onder de titel Jongensstad. [1] Het scenario is gebaseerd op het leven en werk van pastoor Edward J. Flanagan, de oprichter van Boys Town, een 'stad' voor kansarme, verwaarloosde jongens.
13. Sept. 2022 · Mittäter Fritz K., 66 Jahre alt, wurde zu sieben Jahren Haft verurteilt. Er soll über 8.000 Posts auf der kinderpornografischen Plattform „Boytown“ verbreitet haben. Zwölf Jahre muss der 49 ...
At the time of the film's production, Father Flanagan's Boys Town was responsible for rehabilitating some 5,000 troubled boys. Flanagan's model community was visited by MGM writer Dore Schary, who was inspired by that visit to develop his story into a film. He was so moved by the boys there, whose basketball team won game after game in tattered uniforms, that he even convinced MGM to supply ...
Boys Town. (1938) Directed by Norman Taurog. A second Best Actor Oscar—earned one year after the first—crowned Tracy’s performance as crusading Father Flanagan, founder of the titular, renowned boarding school for delinquent boys. Tracy’s rock-steady presence opposite unruly Mickey Rooney, sounded a note that would reverberate for the ...
