Want to behold the glory that is 'Boys Town' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Norman Taurog-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Boys Town' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Boys Town' right now, here are some particulars about the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama flick.
Released September 8th, 1938, 'Boys Town' stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 81 experienced users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."
'Boys Town' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, TCM, YouTube, Amazon Video, Vudu, and Google Play Movies .
'Boys Town' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on September 9th, 1938
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
May 9th, 2000
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Movies about the catholic Edward Joseph Flanagan (1886–1948)
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