At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.
Title | Wild Boys of the Road |
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Year | 1933 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
Cast | Frankie Darro, Edwin Phillips, Rochelle Hudson, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Sterling Holloway, Arthur Hohl |
Crew | William A. Wellman (Director), Earl Baldwin (Screenplay), Daniel Ahearn (Story), Thomas Pratt (Editor), Esdras Hartley (Art Direction), Arthur L. Todd (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | rape, amputation, freight train, homelessness, male friendship, great depression, youth gang, poverty, riding the rail, troubled teen, pre-code, school dance, police raid, anti-capitalism, rape revenge, jalopy, hobo, shantytown, freighthopping, garbage dump dwellers |
Release | Oct 07, 1933 |
Runtime | 68 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.77 / 10 by 42 users |
Popularity | 5 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |