Wild Boys of the Road poster

Wild Boys of the Road( 1933)

TV-MADrama
67%
User
Score

Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Frankie Darro

      Eddie Smith

    2. cast image

      Edwin Phillips

      Tommy Gordon

    3. cast image

      Rochelle Hudson

      Grace

    4. cast image

      Dorothy Coonan Wellman

      Sally

    5. cast image

      Sterling Holloway

      Ollie

    6. cast image

      Arthur Hohl

      Dr. Henry A. Heckel

    7. cast image

      Ann Hovey

      Lola

    8. cast image

      Minna Gombell

      Aunt Carrie

    9. cast image

      Grant Mitchell

      James Smith

    10. cast image

      Claire McDowell

      Mrs. Smith

    11. cast image

      Robert Barrat

      Judge R.H. White

    12. cast image

      Willard Robertson

      Captain of Detectives

    13. cast image

      Ward Bond

      Red the Brakeman (uncredited)

    14. cast image

      Wade Boteler

      Policeman in Court (uncredited)

    15. cast image

      George Cooper

      Man near Columbus (uncredited)

    16. cast image

      Charley Grapewin

      Mr. Cadman (uncredited)

    17. cast image

      Milton Kibbee

      Movie Usher (uncredited)

    18. cast image

      Sidney Miller

      Boy Selling Letter (uncredited)

    19. cast image

      Adrian Morris

      Buggie Maylin (uncredited)

    20. cast image

      Louis Natheaux

      Buggie Maylin's Pal (uncredited)

    21. cast image

      George Offerman, Jr.

      One of the Boys (uncredited)

    22. cast image

      Bess Flowers

      Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)

    23. cast image

      Marlo Dwyer

      Harriet Webster (uncredited)

    24. cast image

      Lee Shumway

      Mike (uncredited)

    25. cast image

      Lee Phelps

      Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)

    26. cast image

      Alan Hale Jr.

      Boy (uncredited)

    27. cast image

      Beaudine Anderson

      Boy (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 0Discussion

    We don't have any reviews for Wild Boys of the Road

    Media

    Videos 0Backdrops 2Posters 5

    Recommendations

    1. Blonde Ice

      Blonde Ice56%

    2. Carbone 14, le film80%

    3. Foreign Correspondent

      Foreign Correspondent70%

    4. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats

      Death Bed: The Bed That Eats58%

    5. The Life of Oharu

      The Life of Oharu78%

    6. The Cameraman

      The Cameraman79%

    7. The Lady from Shanghai

      The Lady from Shanghai74%

    8. The Good Teacher

      The Good Teacher64%

    9. Along Came Love

      Along Came Love68%

    10. Microhabitat

      Microhabitat77%

    11. Lake Placid 2

      Lake Placid 249%

    12. Evil Does Not Exist

      Evil Does Not Exist67%

    13. Summer Hours

      Summer Hours64%

    14. Harper

      Harper67%

    15. Late Spring

      Late Spring80%

    16. Scoop

      Scoop64%

    17. It's Raining Men

      It's Raining Men54%

    18. Eyes Without a Face

      Eyes Without a Face76%

    19. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

      The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum79%

    20. Man of the West

      Man of the West66%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • 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