The Wild One (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 19min
- Crime, Drama
- Feb 1954 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Marlon Brando | ... |
Johnny Strabler
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Mary Murphy | ... |
Kathie Bleeker
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Robert Keith | ... |
Sheriff Harry Bleeker
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Lee Marvin | ... |
Chino
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Jay C. Flippen | ... |
Sheriff Stew Singer
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Peggy Maley | ... |
Mildred
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Hugh Sanders | ... |
Charlie Thomas
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Ray Teal | ... |
Frank Bleeker
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John Brown | ... |
Bill Hannegan
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Will Wright | ... |
Art Kleiner
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Robert Osterloh | ... |
Ben - Gas Station Attendant
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William Vedder | ... |
Jimmy - Dishwasher
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Yvonne Doughty | ... |
Britches
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Wally Albright | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Chris Alcaide | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Don Anderson | ... |
Stinger (uncredited)
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Robert Anderson | ... |
Highway Patrolman at Sage Valley Race (uncredited)
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Robert Bice | ... |
Wilson (uncredited)
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Nicky Blair | ... |
One of Chino's Boys (uncredited)
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Norman Budd | ... |
One of Chino's Boys (uncredited)
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Timothy Carey | ... |
Chino's Boy #1 (uncredited)
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Fred Carson | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Charles Cirillo | ... |
Bee Bop (uncredited)
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Bill Clark | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Keith Clarke | ... |
Gringo (uncredited)
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Jim Connell | ... |
Boxer (uncredited)
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Bill Coontz | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Ted Cooper | ... |
Racer (uncredited)
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Dude Criswell | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Roy Damron | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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George Dockstader | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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John Doucette | ... |
Sage Valley Race Official (uncredited)
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Darren Dublin | ... |
Dinky (uncredited)
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Johnny Duncan | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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Larry Duran | ... |
Black Rebels Motorcycle Gang Member (uncredited)
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Richard Farnsworth | ... |
(uncredited)
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Don Fera | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Duke Fishman | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Sam Gilman | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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Joe Haworth | ... |
One of Chino's Boys (uncredited)
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Pepe Hern | ... |
One of Chino's Boys (uncredited)
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Whitey Hughes | ... |
Cycle Gang Member (uncredited)
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Walt La Rue | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Harry Landers | ... |
GoGo (uncredited)
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Carey Loftin | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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Eve March | ... |
Dorothy - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Patrick Miller | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Mort Mills | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Alvy Moore | ... |
Pigeon (uncredited)
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Mary Newton | ... |
Mrs. Thomas (uncredited)
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Kathleen O'Malley | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Pat O'Malley | ... |
Sawyer (uncredited)
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Jerry Paris | ... |
Dextro (uncredited)
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Eugene Peterson | ... |
Crazy (uncredited)
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K.L. Smith | ... |
One of Chino's Boys (uncredited)
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Angela Stevens | ... |
Betty (uncredited)
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Gil Stratton | ... |
Mouse (uncredited)
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Jerry Sullivan | ... |
Spectator Cyclist (uncredited)
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John Tarangelo | ... |
Red (uncredited)
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Del Tenney | ... |
(uncredited)
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Bruno VeSota | ... |
Simmonds (uncredited)
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Danny Welton | ... |
Bee Bop (uncredited)
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Blackie Whiteford | ... |
Bystander at Art's Accident (uncredited)
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Directed by
Laslo Benedek |
Written by
John Paxton | ... | (screenplay) |
Frank Rooney | ... | (based on a story by) |
Ben Maddow | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Stanley Kramer | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Leith Stevens | ... | (musical score) |
Cinematography by
Hal Mohr | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Al Clark |
Production Design by
Rudolph Sternad |
Art Direction by
Walter Holscher |
Set Decoration by
Louis Diage |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Donnelly | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
George Cooper | ... | sound engineer |
Stunts
X Brands | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Fred Carson | ... | stunt double: Marlon Brando (uncredited) |
Larry Duran | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Richard Farnsworth | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Whitey Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Carey Loftin | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
David Sharpe | ... | fight double: Marlon Brando (uncredited) |
Tom Steele | ... | fight double: Lee Marvin (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Stern | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director |
Harry Betts | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Bob Enevoldsen | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Maynard Ferguson | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Russ Freeman | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Herb Geller | ... | musician: alto sax (uncredited) |
Ray Linn | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Shelly Manne | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Bill Perkins | ... | musician: tenor sax (uncredited) |
Shorty Rogers | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Bud Shank | ... | musician: alto sax (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Jim Cameron | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Willie Forkner | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation) (presents)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1954) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 2ème chaîne ORTF (1974) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1998) (Canada) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD) (incuded in "Marlon Brando: 4 Movie Collection")
- LA7d (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Powerhouse Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
- Columbia Films (1966) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1975) (Finland) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1980) (Australia) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2011) (Finland) (tv)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Cop-hating Johnny Strabler is recounting the fateful events that led up to the "whole mess" as he calls it, his role in the mess and whether he could have stopped it from happening. The Black Rebels, a motorcycle gang of which Johnny is the leader, cause a ruckus using intimidation wherever they go, with their actions bordering on the unlawful. On the day of the mess, they invade a motorcycle racing event, at which they cause a general disturbance culminating with one of the gang members stealing a second place trophy to give to Johnny. Despite not being the larger winning trophy, it symbolizes to Johnny his leadership within the group. Their next stop is a small town where their disturbance and intimidation tactics continue. Some in town don't mind their arrival as long as they spend money. Harry Bleeker, the local sheriff, doesn't much like them but is so ineffective and weak that he doesn't do anything to stop them, much to the annoyance of some of the other townsfolk, who see the gang as being a criminal element not to be tolerated. Johnny is attracted to the innocent Kathie Bleeker, the waitress at the local café, who is initially intimidated by Johnny and the gang. His feelings change when he learns she is Sheriff Bleeker's daughter. The actions of the gang escalates when the Beetles, a splinter group of the Black Rebels, arrive in town. As things start to get out of hand between the gangs, some of the townsfolk, such as Charlie Thomas who is in his own right a bully albeit one of the "establishment", decide to take matters into their own hands. But Kathie may make Johnny change his beliefs, especially about what is happening this day in the town. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Marlon Brando! Driven Too Far By His Own Hot Blood! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Director Stanley Kramer hired real biker gangs to play themselves. When Kramer asked one of them what they were rebelling against, one cyclist cracked, "Well, what ya got?" That was incorporated into the script and became one of the film's most quoted lines. See more » |
Goofs | At the completion of the opening credits, when the view switches to the wide shot of the pack preparing to make a left turn, the lead bike (Johnny) already has the trophy tied to the headlight. Johnny isn't presented with the stolen trophy until a later scene at the races. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Heavy Petting (1989). See more » |
Crazy Credits | [Opening credit] This is a shocking story. It could never take place in most American towns -- But it did in this one. It is a public challenge not to let it happen again. See more » |
Quotes |
Mildred:
Hey Johnny, what are you rebelling against? Johnny: Whadda you got? See more » |