Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
Directed by Ted Tetzlaff
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
"Boys Town" goes to turn-of-the-century St. Louis in this moving drama that chronicles the love of a determined priest struggling to turn around the lives of a street-wise gang of newsboys living at his homeless shelter. The good father has little money and must use his wits and ability to convince others to help out to supply the little shelter. Much of the story centers on his relationship with a troubled lad who accidentally kills someone.
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boy, coming-of-age, execution, homelessness, killing, newsboy, priest