Father Flanagan There is no such thing as a bad boy.
Played by Spencer Tracy 
Boys Town (1938) · 5 quotes
Boys Town (1938) · 5 quotes
Most-quoted character in Boys Town (1938): in 3 of its 5 quotes
A line from Father FlanaganI know that a mother can take a whip to the toughest boy in the world, and he forgets it because he knows that she loves him.
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Dan Farrow [panicky, about to die in the electric chair]
How much time have I got, Father?
Father Flanagan Eternity begins in forty-five minutes, Dan.
Dan Farrow What happens then?
Father Flanagan Oh, a bad minute or two.
Dan Farrow And after that?
Father Flanagan Well, Dan, that's a question that scientists and philosophers have been asking for a million years.
