The Wild One
The Wild One is a 1953 American crime film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. The picture is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler, portrayed by Marlon Brando, whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s. The Wild One is considered to be the original outlaw biker film, and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence. The supporting cast features Lee Marvin as Chino, truculent leader of the motorcycle gang "The Beetles".
Plot
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club (BRMC), led by Johnny Strabler, rides into Carbonville, California, during a motorcycle race and causes trouble. A member of the motorcycle club, Pidgeon, steals the second-place trophy (the first place one being too large to hide) and presents it to Johnny. After an altercation with a steward, a Highway Patrol policeman orders them to leave.
More details
| author | Ben Maddow John Paxton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | László Benedek |
| editor | Al Clark |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | arrest cry fall fight highway patrol injured jail cell switchboard operator tire iron |
| musicBy | Leith Stevens |
| producer | Stanley Kramer |
| productionCompany | American Film Institute |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | gang outlaw biker teen drama |