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Closed Caption; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Production notes; 8 theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages: English and Español; Subtitles: English, Français, and Español
Full Product DetailsDisc #1, Side A -- Boys Town
1. Credits and Dedication [1:46]
2. Where Was the State? [4:40]
3. Assuming Responsibility [5:01]
4. Bishop's Blessing [2:19]
5. Dealmaking With Dave [3:50]
6. Holiday Cheer on Time [4:30]
7. A Town for Boys [6:12]
8. From the Ground Up [2:38]
9. Joe and Whitey Marsh [4:23]
10. Tough Guy's Town Tour [5:06]
11. Lunch Before Leaving [3:43]
12. Tony's Argument [4:47]
13. Bedding Down [1:02]
14. Barbershop Brouhaha [4:51]
15. Electioneering [2:09]
16. Missing Funds [4:13]
17. New Mayor [3:43]
18. Defeat and Departure [3:58]
19. Pee Wee's Accident [2:56]
20. Brotherly Encounter [2:40]
21. Where the Trail Leads [2:34]
22. Licked [3:23]
23. Making a Break [2:42]
24. Boys Deployed [4:22]
25. Truth About Tonight [1:52]
26. No Bad Boy [2:41]
27. Cast List [:28]
Disc #1, Side B -- Men of Boys Town
1. Credits [1:30]
2. A Few Little Improvements [5:44]
3. Never a Dull Moment [3:36]
4. Case of Ted Martley [6:12]
5. Assignment Smile [3:10]
6. The Man Not Buildings [2:42]
7. Jam Session [4:29]
8. Wrestling a Laugh [4:23]
9. Canine Breakthrough [5:18]
10. Adoption Idea [3:59]
11. None of That Crying Stuff [5:44]
12. Whitey's Sendoff [1:59]
13. Swell Dancer; Lousy Golfer [3:21]
14. Chance for Two Miracles [5:37]
15. Radio Report [2:47]
16. Flip Brier, Stowaway [3:50]
17. Tough Guy on the Loose [4:05]
18. Nabbed By the Police [4:13]
19. Wrong Ideas [2:51]
20. Sentenced to Marysport [5:01]
21. Priestly Intervention [3:41]
22. Reform School Reformer [2:38]
23. Less Than His Best [4:04]
24. Takeover [3:10]
25. More Sadness to Endure [3:49]
26. Ted on His Feet [3:04]
27. Among the Giants [4:13]
28. Cast List [:37]
Spencer Tracy won his second Oscar for his portrayal of Father Edward J. Flanagan--then promptly turned the statuette over to the real Father Flanagan out of gratitude. The priest's philosophy that no boy will grow up bad if given a chance in life culminates in his formation of Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. Unable to raise funds through "proper" channels, Flanagan finds that his staunchest supporters are the workaday folks who have faith in him; none is stauncher than Jewish pawnbroker Henry Hull, who digs deep into his pockets to help Flanagan realize his dream. The story of the struggle to get Boys Town on its feet paralleled with the regeneration of punkish Mickey Rooney, the younger brother of criminal Edward Norris. At first a wise-guy rebel, Rooney rises to a position of authority, responsibility and respect in Boys Town's self-maintained government. Boys Town, by the way, is the source of the classic line "He ain't heavy--he's my brother." Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide