
Man's Castle(1933)
Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.


“Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!”
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.

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
Wild Boys of the Road is a drama film released in 1933 exploring themes of rape, amputation, freight train, homelessness, male friendship, great depression. Directed by William A. Wellman, it stars Frankie Darro, Edwin Phillips, Rochelle Hudson. 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.
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