The Wild One (1953) 6.9
Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. Director:Laslo Benedek |
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The Wild One (1953) 6.9
Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. Director:Laslo Benedek |
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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
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William Vedder | ... |
Jimmy
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Yvonne Doughty | ... |
Britches
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Del Tenney |
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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 ... Written by Huggo
The movies I've saw with Marlon Brando have always sparked emotion in me. His movies like Down on the Water Front and now The Wild One. A viewer might watch this movie and think it has no plot. However I believe the plot of this movie is is the character Johnny Strabler (Marlon Brando. It's not about the motorcycle or the destruction they cause or the vigilante citizens. Its really about getting into the psyche of Johnny Strabler. I love movies that really dig deep into character development and this movie does.
After I finished watching this movie I felt I knew Johnny. I don't think he really had ever been loved, so he never learned to express love. In the movie he expressed love the only way he knew, that was through physical interation. He had a heart harden by a lot of pain and lies. I thought I saw a tear in his eye a few times. He truly just didn't know how to express emotion. But the gesture he showed at the end was the closet he'd ever get to saying, I love you.
A very romantic movie...