The Wild One (1953)
Note: this print runs 63 minutes against a recorded 79 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Lee Marvin, Robert Keith, Jay C. Flippen, Will Wright, Hugh Sanders, Jerry Paris
Directed by László Benedek
The Wild One is a 1953 American crime film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. The picture is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler, portrayed by Marlon Brando, whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s. The Wild One is considered to be the original outlaw biker film, and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence. The supporting cast features Lee Marvin as Chino, truculent leader of the motorcycle gang "The Beetles".
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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