Boys Town is a 1938 film based on (real-world) Father Flanagan's work with a group of disadvantaged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded and named Boys Town. It starred Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Gene Reynolds, Edward Norris, and Addison Richards. Image File history File linksMetadata Boys_Town. ... Norman Taurog, (February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an American film director born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Dore Schary (born August 31, 1905 in Newark, New Jersey, United States - died July 7, 1980 in New York City) was a stage and motion picture personality. ... Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Henry Hull (1890-1977) was an intense American character actor with a unique voice, most noted for playing the first screen werewolf in Universal Picturess classic Werewolf of London (1935). ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Image:Edwardjflanagan. ... A view of Girls and Boys Town Girls and Boys Town (formerly Boys Town) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the care of at-risk children. ... Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Henry Hull (1890-1977) was an intense American character actor with a unique voice, most noted for playing the first screen werewolf in Universal Picturess classic Werewolf of London (1935). ... Eugene Gene Reynolds Blumenthal (April 4, 1924, Cleveland, Ohio) is a former actor turned writer and producer/director. ...

The film was written by Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin and John Meehan, and was directed by Norman Taurog. Dore Schary (born August 31, 1905 in Newark, New Jersey, United States - died July 7, 1980 in New York City) was a stage and motion picture personality. ... Norman Taurog, (February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an American film director born in Chicago, Illinois. ...

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Norman Taurog was nominated for Best Director. It won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tracy, and the Best Writing, Original Story for Eleanore Griffin and Dore Schary. // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

Although it is often said that it is memorable for its famous line, delivered by Rooney's character, "He ain't heavy, he's my brother", this is likely to be an urban legend. It is documented that Father Flanagan first encountered that phrase as the caption of an illustration published in "The Louis Allis Messenger", November - December 1941, Page 44. The illustrator Van B. Hooper granted permission to Father Flanagan to use the illustration in 1943, and also gave the good Father permission to change the caption from "He ain't heavy Mister, he's m' brother" to "He ain't heavy Father, he's m' brother". This makes it rather difficult for the like to have appeared in a 1938 film. He Aint Heavy, Hes My Brother is a song by the Hollies. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ...

The Russian Communist despot Joseph Stalin reportedly watched the film more than 25 times. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ...

External links

• Boys Town at the Internet Movie Database
• Boys Town at All Movie Guide
• Boys Town at the TCM Movie Database