Men of Boys Town

Men of Boys Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Taurog
Screenplay byJames Kevin McGuinness
Based onLife of Father Edward J. Flanagan and "Boys Town"
Produced byJohn W. Considine Jr.
StarringSpencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Bobs Watson
Larry Nunn
Darryl Hickman
Henry O'Neill
CinematographyHarold Rosson
Edited byFrederick Y. Smith
Ben Lewis
Music byHerbert Stothart
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • April 11, 1941 (1941-04-11)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$862,000[1]
Box office$3,166,000[1]

Men of Boys Town is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film Boys Town. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hickman and Henry O'Neill. The film was released on April 11, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (1941-04-11). "Movie Review – The Screen; Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney Seen in Familiar Roles in 'Men of Boys Town' at Capitol". NY Times. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. ^ "Men of Boys Town (1941) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.