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Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1933 · 68 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William A. Wellman
- Starring
- Sterling Holloway, Ward Bond, Robert Barrat, Minna Gombell, Frankie Darro, Alan Hale Jr.
During the Great Depression, Tommy’s mother is jobless and Eddie’s father has just lost work. To spare their families, the two high‑school sophomores hop freight trains, traveling the rails in search of employment. Along the way they adopt hard‑living roles—girls acting like boys and boys embracing a rough, almost savage existence.
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