Cast and crew
Boys Town (1938)
29 cast and 24 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast29
Spencer TracyFather Flanagan
Mickey RooneyWhitey Marsh
Henry HullDave Morris
Leslie FentonDan Farrow
Gene ReynoldsTony Ponessa
Edward NorrisJoe Marsh
Addison RichardsJudge
Minor WatsonBishop
Jonathan HaleJohn Hargraves
Bobs WatsonPee Wee
Martin SpellmanSkinny
Mickey RentschlerTommy Anderson
Frankie ThomasFreddie Fuller- Jimmy ButlerPaul Ferguson
- Sidney MillerMo Kahn
- Robert Emmett KeaneBurton
- Victor KilianThe Sheriff
- Arthur AylesworthTim (uncredited)
- King BaggotDerelict in Mission (uncredited)
- Barbara BedfordNun (uncredited)
- George CooperTramp (uncredited)
- Nell CraigNun (uncredited)
- John HamiltonPrison Warden (uncredited)
Claire McDowellNun (uncredited)- Jay NovelloGangster (uncredited)
Phillip TerryNewspaper Reporter (uncredited)- William WorthingtonGovernor (uncredited)
John WrayWeasel (uncredited)- Everett BrownDarky
Crew24
Directing
- Norman TaurogDirector
- Horace HoughAssistant Director
- Carl RoupScript Supervisor
Writing
- Dore ScharyScreenplay, Story
- Eleanore GriffinStory
- John MeehanScreenplay
Production
- John W. Considine Jr.Producer
- Joe CookeUnit Manager
- Jay MarchantUnit Manager
Camera
- Sidney WagnerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Elmo VeronEditor
Sound and music
- Edward WardOriginal Music Composer
- Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision
- Leo ArnaudMusic Arranger
- Paul MarquardtOrchestrator
- Leonid RaabOrchestrator
Art
- Cedric GibbonsArt Direction
- Urie McClearyAssistant Art Director
- Edwin B. WillisAssistant Art Director
- Clarence J. FalkGreensman
Costume and make-up
- Jack DawnMakeup Artist
- Robert J. SchifferMakeup Artist
Crew
- Jack MintzAdditional Writing
- Slavko VorkapićSpecial Effects