# The Wild One (1953)

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**Runtime**: 79 min
**Genres**: Drama, Crime, Romance
**Directed by**: László Benedek
**Written by**: John Paxton, Frank Rooney
**Starring**: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin, Jay C. Flippen, Peggy Maley

> *Hot feelings hit terrifying heights in a story that really boils over!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A leather-jacketed omen rolls into town, spoiling for trouble like a teenager with a curfew. Johnny’s gang stirs up the locals while he eyes the sheriff’s daughter, until a rival club arrives to spoil the fun. It’s basically *Rebel Without a Cause* on two wheels, minus the introspection.

**Mood tags**: outsider, unhinged

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