Born to Be Wild (1938)
Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking company for not using second-gear going down steep grades. Davis, the company vice-president, surprisingly asks them to carry a load of merchandise to Arrowhead and offers a $1000 bonus. He tells them it is a load of lettuce. Several miles out of Los Angelese, they are stopped by a mob of lettuce-farm workers on strike. When the first crate is tossed off the truck, it explodes and the two pals learn their merchandise is a cargo of dynamite. The workers let them proceed and they crash into a car driven by Mary Stevens, whom they had met at a restaurant. She and her dog, "Butch" (played by a Credited dog named Stooge), join them and they deliver their cargo, and learn unscrupulous real-estate operators have jammed the locks on the dam in order to ruin the ranchers and farmers and take over their property.
Director:
Joseph Kane
Writer:
Nathanael West
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Ralph Byrd as Steve Hackett |
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Doris Weston as Mary Stevens |
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Ward Bond as Bill Purvis |
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Robert Emmett Keane as J. Stearns Davis |
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Ben Hewlett as Wilson |
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Charles Williams as Company Spotter |
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Davison Clark as Stranger |
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Byron Foulger as Husband |
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George Anderson as Mayor |
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Edwin Stanley as Randolph |
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Ben Hendricks Jr. as Deputy |
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Sterlita Peluffo as Manuela |
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Lew Kelly as Reilly, Diner Counterman |
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Harrison Greene as J. Carroll Malloy |
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George Magrill as Hank |
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Anna Demetrio as Cristobella |
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Sam Appel as Mexican Waiter (uncredited) |
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Stanley Blystone as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Al Bridge as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) |
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George Cleveland as Stevens (uncredited) |
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Frank Darien as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Eduardo Durant as Mexican Band Leader (uncredited) |
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Robert Fiske as Man (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Striker (uncredited) |
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Harry Harvey as Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited) |
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian as Thug (uncredited) |
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Jack Hendricks as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Reed Howes as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones as Farmer's Wife (uncredited) |
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Ethan Laidlaw as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Edna Lawrence as Woman (uncredited) |
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Chris-Pin Martin as Garcia (uncredited) |
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Pat McKee as Thug (uncredited) |
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Dave O'Brien as Trucker (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Jim (uncredited) |
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Jack Rockwell as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Carlos Ruffino as Mexican Band Musician (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) |
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Nellie Walker as Woman (uncredited) |
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Dan White as Striker (uncredited) |
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Maston Williams as Masher in Diner (uncredited) |
| Directing | Joseph Kane | Director |
| Writing | Nathanael West | Screenplay |
