Wild Boys of the Road
Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!
1933 | 68m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Earl Baldwin, Daniel Ahearn |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 07, 1933 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Earl Baldwin, Daniel Ahearn |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | amputation, rape, freight train, homelessness, male friendship, great depression, youth gang, poverty, riding the rail, troubled teen, pre-code, school dance, police raid, rape revenge, jalopy, hobo, shantytown, freighthopping, garbage dump dwellers |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frankie Darro | Eddie Smith |
| Edwin Phillips | Tommy Gordon |
| Rochelle Hudson | Grace |
| Dorothy Coonan Wellman | Sally |
| Sterling Holloway | Ollie |
| Arthur Hohl | Dr. Henry A. Heckel |
| Ann Hovey | Lola |
| Minna Gombell | Aunt Carrie |
| Grant Mitchell | James Smith |
| Claire McDowell | Mrs. Smith |
| Robert Barrat | Judge R.H. White |
| Willard Robertson | Captain of Detectives |
| Ward Bond | Red the Brakeman (uncredited) |
| Wade Boteler | Policeman in Court (uncredited) |
| George Cooper | Man near Columbus (uncredited) |
| Charley Grapewin | Mr. Cadman (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Movie Usher (uncredited) |
| Sidney Miller | Boy Selling Letter (uncredited) |
| Adrian Morris | Buggie Maylin (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Buggie Maylin's Pal (uncredited) |
| George Offerman, Jr. | One of the Boys (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Marlo Dwyer | Harriet Webster (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Mike (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Boy (uncredited) |
| Beaudine Anderson | Boy (uncredited) |
| William Augustin | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Brakeman Throwing Stones (uncredited) |
| John R. Coonan | Youth in Line-up (uncredited) |
| Jack McHugh | Mac (uncredited) |
| Buddy Messinger | Boy (uncredited) |
| Vivian Wilson | Girl (uncredited) |
| Edwin Stanley | Merchant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Earl Baldwin | Screenplay |
| Daniel Ahearn | Story |
| Thomas Pratt | Editor |
| Esdras Hartley | Art Direction |
| Arthur L. Todd | Director of Photography |
| Maxwell Arnow | Casting Director |
| William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
| Oren Haglund | Sound |
| Vernon Larson | Assistant Camera |
| Robert Presnell Sr. | Additional Writing |
| Albert Wetzel | Additional Writing |
| Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Dot Carlson | Hairstylist |
| Dotha Hippe | Hairstylist |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Connie Conroy | Hairstylist |
| Al Alleborn | Unit Manager |
| William Koenig | Production Manager |
| Marshall Hageman | Second Assistant Director |
| Dolph Zimmer | Assistant Director |
| K. Malloy | Assistant Property Master |
| Scotty Moore | Property Master |
| Robert B. Lee | Sound Engineer |
| Francis E. Stahl | Sound |
| Thad Brooks Jr. | Assistant Camera |
| Charles Davis | Grip |
| Claude Hutchinson | Electrician |
| Mac Julian | Still Photographer |
| William Schurr | Camera Operator |
| William Maybery | Casting Assistant |
| S. Kring | Wardrobe Master |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Fred Applegate | Script Supervisor |
| Jean McNaughton | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Presnell Sr. | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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