Boys Town (film)
Boys Town is a 1938 biographical drama film based on Father Edward J. Flanagan's work with a group of underprivileged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded and named" Boys Town".
It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney with Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, and Gene Reynolds.
The film was written by Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin, and John Meehan, and was directed by Norman Taurog.
Legendary Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studio head Louis B. Mayer, who was a Belorussian- Canadian- American Jew known for his respect for the Catholic Church, later called this his favorite film of his long tenure at MGM.
Although the story is largely fictional, it is based upon a real man and a real place.
Boys Town is a community outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a sculpture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, captioned" He ai n't heavy, Father ... he's my brother."
In 1941, MGM made a sequel," Men of Boys Town", with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney reprising their roles from the earlier film.
An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr., who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, making him the first African American male to do so.
It tells the story of Zack Mayo( Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School.
While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a young" townie" named Paula( Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard- driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley( Gossett Jr.) training his class.
The film was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford.
Its title is an old expression from the Royal Navy and later from the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice's charge of" conduct unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman"( from 1860).
The film was commercially released in the U.S. on August 13, 1982.
It was well received by critics, with a number calling it the best film of 1982.
It also was a financial success, grossing$ 130 million against a$ 6 million budget.
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
The film was released in Japan on 10 October 2009.
An officer and a gentleman
An officer and a gentleman is a concept and phrase widely used in and about the British armed services from at least the 18th century.
The phrase was codified in Article 133 of the US Uniform Code of Military Justice which allows" Conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman" to be punished by a court martial.
Boys Town (organization)
Boys Town, formerly Girls and Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for its children and families.
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness.
It is a sequel to the 1938 film" Boys Town".
The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hickman and Henry O'Neill.
The film was released on April 11, 1941, by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
Boys' Town Cricket Club
Boys' Town Cricket Club is a cricket club based in the Trenchtown neighbourhood of Kingston, Jamaica.
The club developed from the Boys' Town institution, a community organisation founded by Hugh Sherlock, a Methodist minister and writer of the Jamaican national anthem, to provide education and sporting opportunities for poor children..
Boys' Town is considered a working class club that "drew talent that the middle-class clubs were not open to nurturing".
The West Indian Test cricketer Collie Smith played for Boys' Town before his death in a motor vehicle accident in England in 1959.
The next year, the West Indian Test captain Frank Worrell led Boys' Town to victory for the first time in the Senior Cup—the premier cricket championship in Jamaica.
In 2003, the club won the Senior Cup for the first time since 1973.
Boys Town, Nebraska
Boys Town is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.
The population was 745 at the 2010 census.
Boys Town is a suburb of Omaha.
The village of Boys Town was established in 1917 as the headquarters of the Boys Town organization, also known as" Father Flanagan's Boys' Home", founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan.
It is dedicated to the care, treatment, and education of at- risk children.
Boys Town (film)
Boys Town is a 1938 biographical drama film based on Father Edward J. Flanagan's work with a group of underprivileged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded and named" Boys Town".
It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney with Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, and Gene Reynolds.
The film was written by Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin, and John Meehan, and was directed by Norman Taurog.
Legendary Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studio head Louis B. Mayer, who was a Belorussian- Canadian- American Jew known for his respect for the Catholic Church, later called this his favorite film of his long tenure at MGM.
Although the story is largely fictional, it is based upon a real man and a real place.
Boys Town is a community outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a sculpture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, captioned" He ai n't heavy, Father ... he's my brother."
In 1941, MGM made a sequel," Men of Boys Town", with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney reprising their roles from the earlier film.
Conduct unbecoming
Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman( or conduct unbecoming for short) is an offense that is subject to court martial in the armed forces of some nations.

Question: Which film was released more recently, An Officer And A Gentleman or Men Of Boys Town?
Answer: An Officer And A Gentleman