Born to Be Wild backdrop

Born to Be Wild 1938 Directed by Joseph Kane

GANGLAND RIDES the HIGHWAY! (original poster)

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Action , Drama
Production Company Republic Pictures
Release Date 16 February 1938
66 mins
Cast
Ralph Byrd Steve Hackett
Doris Weston Mary Stevens
Ward Bond Bill Purvis
Robert Emmett Keane J. Stearns Davis
Ben Hewlett Wilson
Charles Williams Company Spotter
Davison Clark Stranger
Edwin Stanley Randolph
Lew Kelly Reilly, Diner Counterman
Harrison Greene J. Carroll Malloy
Anna Demetrio Cristobella
Sam Appel Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone Henchman (uncredited)
Al Bridge Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
George Cleveland Stevens (uncredited)
Frank Darien Farmer (uncredited)
Eduardo Durant Mexican Band Leader (uncredited)
Robert Fiske Man (uncredited)
James Flavin Striker (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Thug (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks Townsman (uncredited)
Reed Howes Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Tiny Jones Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw Henchman (uncredited)
Edna Lawrence Woman (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin Garcia (uncredited)
Pat McKee Thug (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien Trucker (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor Jim (uncredited)
Jack Rockwell Townsman (uncredited)
Carlos Ruffino Mexican Band Musician (uncredited)
Max Wagner Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Nellie Walker Woman (uncredited)
Dan White Striker (uncredited)
Maston Williams Masher in Diner (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Writer