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.

Directing:
  • Joseph Kane

Writing:
  • Nathanael West

Stars:
Release Date: 1938-02-16
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 66
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett...
J. Stearns Davis
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks...
Deputy
Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
Steve Hackett
George Magrill
George Magril...
Hank
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Bill Purvis
Doris Weston
Doris Weston
Mary Stevens
Charles Williams
Charles Willi...
Company Spotter
Davison Clark
Davison Clark
Stranger
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Husband
Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley
Randolph
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
Reilly, Diner Counterman
Anna Demetrio
Anna Demetrio
Cristobella
Sam Appel
Sam Appel
Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blyst...
Henchman (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
George Cleveland
George Clevel...
Stevens (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Frank Darien
Farmer (uncredited)
Robert Fiske
Robert Fiske
Man (uncredited)
James Flavin
James Flavin
Striker (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited)
Reed Howes
Reed Howes
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
Henchman (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Chris-Pin Mar...
Garcia (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien
Trucker (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Conno...
Jim (uncredited)
Jack Rockwell
Jack Rockwell
Townsman (uncredited)
Dan White
Dan White
Striker (uncredited)
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