i have an inkling and despite the fine cast in here and that this sequel wasn not close to the original or it would have be good know . few people even know this exist . that not a big loss to them and a this isn not much . it be just too sappy and there be too much focus on this pouting teenager who have be abuse at another institution and a place where the good father flanagan ( spencer tracy ) be go to expose . this one just do not have the charm of boys town . too bad waste the talent of tracy and mickey rooney and bob watson and darryl hickman and henry oneil and lee j. cobb and others . wait i shouldn not say that about rooney . he the star of this film and put in another good performance .