Boys Town
by Norman Taurog
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Actor: Gene Reynolds, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Mickey Rooney, Spencer TracyDirector: Norman Taurog
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Harold Rosson
Producer: John W. Considine Jr.
Writer: Dore Schary
Writer: Eleanore Griffin
Writer: Jack Mintz
Writer: James Kevin McGuinness
Writer: John Meehan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 199 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 67714
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Boys Town
Movie Review: Words can't express the pleasure.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have enjoyed this film many times and am gratified to see that Warner Home Video finally sees fit to release it on DVD. It will be part of my DVD collection when released. However, I'm going to wait briefly before I buy it ... and this is why.
As you know, Boys Town began in Omaha, Nebraska. Since then, they've changed their name to Girls & Boys Town and have expanded to include a number of facilities in many locations. But sadly, two of those facilities were located in Louisiana and they were both damaged or destroyed by the fury of Hurricane Katrina. Currently, the organization is asking for funding to help feed and clothe the children and volunteers who are now refugees in San Antonio, Texas.
But ...
Since I knew of this DVD release, I sent an email to the public relations department of Girls & Boys Town. I suggested they contact Warner to see if a partnership could be arranged. If Warner was willing to donate part of the proceeds from this DVD sale to Katrina relief for the organization's Louisiana facilities, and if the public was made aware of this, it might serve to spur both pre-orders and general sales of the DVD ... not only benefiting Warner and DVD retailers like Amazon, but also benefiting this worthy organization now desperately in need of help.
I also suggested that they tell Warner something else. The timing of this DVD release being so close to Katrina's devastation may not be "just a coincidence." A partnership between Warner and Girls & Boys Town may be God's will.
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