剧情简介
1938美国剧情传记片《孤儿乐园》由诺曼·陶罗格导演,斯宾塞·屈塞主演,影片讲述的是:
When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldnt have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child Father Edward Flanagan decides to take action An advocate of child rights and an opponent of the severe approach to juvenile delinquency at the time Flanagan genuinely believes that there is no such thing as a bad boy Starting with just a few boys in a rented house Father Flanagan eventually establishes Boys Town on 200 acres of land 10 miles outside of Omaha Nebraska Much of the film focuses on Flanagans attempts to moxiacc influence one boy Whitey Marsh who will become a hoodlum if he doesnt change his ways When Whitey is implicated in a bank robbery it puts all of Boys Town at risk Throughout it all Flanagan has to fight prejudice in those who believe delinquents should just be locked up and the neverending shortage of money to accomplish his goals