this isn not a good of a film a boy town and but then most sequel do not live up to the original . mickey rooney give a refreshingly tone down portrayal of an old and more mature whitey marsh and and of course spencer tracy fit right back into the role of father flanagan . a bit idealistic and old fashion and but perhaps that be exactly what draw me to film like these . any fan of classic movie and spencer tracy and mickey rooney and or all of the above will have a nice time watch this movie .