Wild Boys of the Road (Dangerous Days) (1933)

100% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
79% of users liked it
(186 ratings)

This earnest, socially-conscious road drama centers on two California teenagers who find their comfortable lives thrown into turmoil during the Great Depression. To find work for themselves, the adventurous lads sneak aboard a Chicago-bound train. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.
Directed By: William A. Wellman
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Sep 22, 1933 Wide

Critic Reviews

John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
The film -- as propulsive as a locomotive -- is sympathetic to the plight of the young, the unemployed, the female and the ethnic (the 'boys republic' is open to black and Jewish youngsters).
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
No mere Dear-Mr.-Roosevelt pamphlet, but a proto-Neorealist howl
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Loved the energy of this heartfelt Depression-era social-conscious road film.
Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
It's a cinematic blast of anger and outrage and exasperation sprung from the immediacy of the depression.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
Don't let the giddy Jazz Age prologue or the deliriously happy ending fool you: this is one of the bleakest films from the 1930s that I've ever seen.