Boys Town
1938 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 6,604 VOTES · DIR. Norman Taurog
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,379 lines
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00:02:15 Well, my lad, they tell me you want to confess.
00:05:30 the reformatory, we made up a gang, six of us, and pals.
00:09:11 I'm trying to reduce it to a definite charge.
00:12:12 On second thought, you better all sit up in the front seat. I feel safer.
00:15:53 I'll keep this.
00:19:23 All is calm
00:23:09 with the new store and everything. A little drive in the country will relax you.
00:26:16 And you have no right to hinder me in helping children.
00:30:10 You've got to stop thinking from here, and think from here a little bit.
00:33:07 You heard it.
00:37:06 How are you?
00:39:57 with no fences or anything.
00:42:59 Yes, we have a boy in trouble.
00:48:30 Tony, there's a true story about a man...
00:53:20 and if you break them, you have to answer for it here, in our court.
00:55:47 - comes the election, we'll all play pool. - Yippee!
00:58:50 Paul, come in here.
01:04:07 I ask my friends to support Freddie Fuller for re-election.
01:09:02 No, I want to go with you.
01:16:16 Evening, Father.
01:19:39 Well, my friend, you're sticking to the finish, huh?
01:23:40 What kind of Christian logic can allow you to destroy us...
01:27:23 Bless your hearts.
01:32:45 English
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,379
Dialogue density14.4 lines / min
First line00:02:15
Final line01:32:45
Production Record
DirectorNorman Taurog
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,604