Born to Be Wild (1938 film)

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Born to Be Wild
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Kane
Screenplay by Nathanael West
Produced by Harold Shumate
Starring Ralph Byrd
Doris Weston
Ward Bond
Robert Emmett Keane
Ben Hewlett
Charles Williams
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by William Morgan
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • February 16, 1938 (1938-02-16)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Born to Be Wild is a 1938 American action film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Nathanael West. The film stars Ralph Byrd, Doris Weston, Ward Bond, Robert Emmett Keane, Ben Hewlett and Charles Williams. The film was released on February 16, 1938, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Two reckless truckers are asked to deliver a load of lettuce, but among the way they are stopped by farm workers on strike, they learn that the cargo is actually dynamite and that they have to take that dynamite into a jammed dam and blow it up.

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References

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