Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Woody Grant é um idoso que acredita ter ganho US$ 1 milhão após receber uma propaganda pelo correio. Decidido a retirar o prêmio, ele resolve ir a pé até a cidade de Lincoln, Nebraska. Percebendo que a teimosia do pai, seu filho David resolve levá-lo de carro. Só que no caminho sofrem um acidente e David decide passar o fim de semana na casa de um de seus tios antes de continuar. Woody conta a todos sobre o ocorrido, despertando a cobiça da família e dos habitantes da cidade.

Gary é um jovem treinador de tênis que não tem experiência suficiente para participar de um campeonato estadual. Para enfrentar esse desafio, ele tem de pedir ajuda ao seu ídolo e mentor.

Pioneering the harsh landscape of Nebraska was difficult enough in 1869. Pioneering a new university was almost beyond reason. What was a university? Who should go? What should be taught? There were no guidebooks. No road maps. They were building a university out of little more than hopes and dreams.

Take a journey with Norman Geske, Nebraska's Father of the Arts, with this feature length documentary about the impact one man has had on the artistic and cultural heritage of Nebraska and beyond.