Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam A. Wellman
Screenplay byEarl Baldwin
Story byDaniel Ahearn
Produced byRobert Presnell Sr.
StarringFrankie Darro
Edwin Phillips
Dorothy Coonan
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Edited byThomas Pratt
Music byBernhard Kaun (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 7, 1933 (1933-10-07)
Running time
67 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$203,000

Wild Boys of the Road is a 1933 pre-Code Depression-era American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Frankie Darro, Edwin Phillips, and Dorothy Coonan. It tells the story of several teens forced into becoming hobos. The screenplay by Earl Baldwin is based on the story Desperate Youth by Daniel Ahearn. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".