Critic Reviews
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Legions of Brando impersonators have turned his performance in this seminal 1954 motorcycle movie into self-parody, but it's still a sleazy good time.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The first and best biker movie.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The film is outdated and its message overly stated, but in 1953, Brando's rebel unwittingly became a new screen hero and heralded the arrival of the Beat Generation.
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Tom Milne, Time Out
Brando's biker seems disarmingly tame by comparison with the wild angels he spawned. Yet the film isn't half bad.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Risible and outdated.
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Cast
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Marlon Brandoas Johnny -
Mary Murphyas Kathie -
Robert Keithas Harry Bleeker
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Lee Marvinas Chino -
Jay C. Flippenas Sheriff Singer -
Hugh Sandersas Charlie Thomas

