Wild Boys of the Road
“Girls living like boys! Boys living like savages!”
Drama
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.
VIBE
A stark, yet surprisingly hopeful, look at Depression-era youth adrift. It captures the desperation of the times with a raw, unvarnished honesty, highlighting resilience amidst profound hardship.
bleakresilientyearninggrittysteadypre-code dramasocial realismvintage Americanapovertysurvivalyouthful rebellionloss of innocence
chicagoillinoishomelessnessgreat depressionpovertyriding the railtroubled teenpre-codeschool danceanti-capitalismjalopyshantytownfreighthoppinggarbage dump dwellers
