The Wild One (1953)

79 min · Coming Of Age, Drama, drama film, teen film

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Directors

László Benedek

Cast

Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin, Jay C. Flippen, Peggy Maley, Hugh Sanders, Ray Teal

The story

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club (BRMC), led by Johnny Strabler, rides into Carbonville, California, during a motorcycle race and causes trouble. A member of the motorcycle club, Pidgeon, steals the second-place trophy (the first place one being too large to hide) and presents it to Johnny. After an altercation with a steward, a Highway Patrol policeman orders them to leave.

Catalogue themes and tags

1950s, Daughter, Forbidden Love, Jugendliche, Kleinstadt, Leather Jacket, Motor-Bike Accident, Motorcycle Club, Motorradfahrer, Motorräder, Rebel, Sherriff, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Biker Film, Outlaw biker film, Drama

Genres

Coming Of Age, Drama, drama film, teen film

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