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Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

1933-10-07 · 68 min · Rating 6.80/10 (49 votes)

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.

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amputation freight train freighthopping garbage dump dwellers great depression hobo homelessness jalopy male friendship police raid poverty pre-code rape rape revenge riding the rail school dance shantytown troubled teen youth gang