father flanagan desperately need $ 200 and 000 to finance the two new wing of boy town and the community young reform mayor whitey let himself be adopt on a trial basis by a couple that might help raise the money and and a new kid and ted with the break back and the many ghost in the closet and reluctantly enters boy town and and it seem like he be never go to trust humankind again . three year after the enormous success of boy town and director norman taurog and his brilliant cast be at it again and reform young sinner and fight their battle against the inhuman way child be treat in reform school . father flanagan preach an anti punishment policy way ahead of it time represent there be no redemption in a lash and he say . it be whitey and this time around and that get to say the immortal word and there no such thing a a bad boy and and add represent . someone tell me once . and again mickey rooney be the center of attention here and i be once more amazed at this young actor ease and the complete confidence that he exude plus the vulnerability . never once do he come across a too cocky and he be just always quite right and which be an art . rooney be a brilliant and intuitive player and and it be about time someone give him credit for it . the rest of the acting be not quite on that level . spencer tracy a father flanagan play the easy part here and suffice to smile warmly and speak heatedly and but he be nice to be in a room with . a always and modern viewer cringe at the angelic choir that accompany the miracle that make all the piece fit together and and they must have sound grate even in 1941. but and beggar can not be chooser and and i like this second round of boy town almost as much a the first .