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Wild Boys of the Road

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

1933 · 1 h 8 min

Cast

Frankie Darro Rochelle Hudson Edwin Phillips Dorothy Coonan Wellman Sterling Holloway Arthur Hohl

Credits

Written by: Earl Baldwin

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Wild Boys of the Road (1933) is a American drama directed by William Wellman. It stars Frankie Darro, Edwin Phillips and Rochelle Hudson. It runs 68 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (2,696 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.