When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to take action. An advocate of child rights and an opponent of the severe approach to juvenile delinquency at the time, Flanagan genuinely believes that there is no such thing as a bad boy. Starting with just a few boys in a rented house, Father Flanagan eventually establishes Boys Town on 200 acres of land 10 miles outside of Omaha, Nebraska. Much of the film focuses on Flanagan's attempts to influence one boy, Whitey Marsh, who will become a hoodlum if he doesn't change his ways. When Whitey is implicated in a bank robbery, it puts all of Boys Town at risk. Throughout it all Flanagan has to fight prejudice in those who believe delinquents should just be locked up and the never-ending shortage of money to accomplish his goals.
本来以为这是一部塞屈个人与信仰的战争，最后发现是一个乌托邦式的童话故事，天真俗套
第11届奥斯卡最佳男主角：斯宾塞·屈塞，其它提名：查尔斯·博耶【海角游魂】、詹姆斯·卡格尼【一世之雄】、罗伯特·多纳特【堡垒】、莱斯利·霍华德【卖花女】
pee wee太可爱啦！真女主嘿嘿
When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child Father Edward Flanagan decides to take action. An advocate of child rights and an opponent of the severe approach to juvenile delinquency at the time Flanagan genuinely believes that there is no such thing as a bad boy. Starting with just a few boys in a rented ho...
印象最深的是Pee Wee和Whitey两个孩子，Pee Wee被车撞心疼死了
