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chicago, illinois homelessness great depression poverty riding the rail troubled teen pre-code school dance anti-capitalism jalopy shantytown freighthopping garbage dump dwellers
Wild Boys of the Road
Release Date: October 07, 1933
| Year | : | 1933 |
| Slogan | : | «Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Director | : | William A. Wellman |
| Producers | : | William Forsyth, Maxwell Arnow |
| Writers | : | Earl Baldwin, Daniel Ahearn |
| RunTime | : | 68 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Frankie Darro
Character : Eddie Smith
Edwin Phillips
Character : Tommy Gordon
Rochelle Hudson
Character : Grace
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Character : Sally
Sterling Holloway
Character : Ollie
Arthur Hohl
Character : Dr. Henry A. Heckel
Ann Hovey
Character : Lola
Minna Gombell
Character : Aunt Carrie
Grant Mitchell
Character : James Smith
Claire McDowell
Character : Mrs. Smith
Robert Barrat
Character : Judge R.H. White
Willard Robertson
Character : Captain of Detectives
Ward Bond
Character : Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Character : Policeman in Court (uncredited)
George Cooper
Character : Man near Columbus (uncredited)
Charley Grapewin
Character : Mr. Cadman (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Character : Movie Usher (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Character : Boy Selling Letter (uncredited)
Adrian Morris
Character : Buggie Maylin (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Character : Buggie Maylin's Pal (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Character : One of the Boys (uncredited)
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