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68% Critic Match
Wild Boys of the Road
“Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!”
6.8 / 10• 1933• 1h 8m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Frankie Darro
Eddie Smith
LeadEP
Edwin Phillips
Tommy Gordon
Rochelle Hudson
Grace
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Sally
Sterling Holloway
Ollie
Arthur Hohl
Dr. Henry A. Heckel
AH
Ann Hovey
Lola
Minna Gombell
Aunt Carrie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wild Boys of the Road is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
