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, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.
Spencer Tracy
as Father Flanagan
Mickey Rooney
as Whitey Marsh
Henry Hull
as Dave Morris
Leslie Fenton
as Dan Farrow
Gene Reynolds
as Tony Ponessa
Edward Norris
as Joe Marsh
Addison Richards
as Judge
Minor Watson
as Bishop
Jonathan Hale
as John Hargraves
Bobs Watson
as Pee Wee
Martin Spellman
as Skinny
Mickey Rentschler
as Tommy Anderson
