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Boys Town
1938
Norman Taurog
1938·TV-G·
United States
United StatesAward tierSilver
When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.
Cast
Spencer Tracy·Mickey Rooney·Henry Hull·Leslie Fenton
Producers
John W. Considine Jr.
Languages
EnglishHebrewMajor Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Actor
Academy Awards, USA (1939)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Spencer Tracy
Nominations (2)
Best Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1939)
Best Picture
Best Director
Academy Awards, USA (1939)
Best Director
Norman Taurog