Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Directed by William A. Wellman · 68 min · Drama
24.1 TOPICAL score · #4,105 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Wild Boys of the Road (1933, directed by William A. Wellman) has a TOPICAL score of 24.1 - ranked 4,105 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (53 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (53 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read1,192 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Frankie Darro, Edwin Phillips, Rochelle Hudson, Dorothy Rae Coonan