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Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Drama

Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!

Release Date: 1933, October 7
Directors: William A. Wellman
Countries: United States of America
Production: First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Ward Bond, Eddy Chandler, Adrian Morris, Lee Phelps, Bess Flowers, Charley Grapewin, Milton Kibbee, Sterling Holloway, Frankie Darro, Buddy Messinger, Louis Natheaux, Rochelle Hudson

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

poverty male friendship great depression troubled teen rape school dance homelessness riding the rail youth gang freight train police raid pre-code garbage dump dwellers hobo rape revenge amputation shantytown jalopy freighthopping