The big disappointment, if you want to slip on your leather jacket and get snapped mooching moodily about on main street, is that the movie was shot on the. Flippen, lee marvin, marlon brando, mary murphy, peggy maley, robert keith. She was an actress, known for the wild one 1953, human desire 1954 and climax. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the wild one 1954 laslo benedek on allmovie. It was the first feature film to examine outlaw motorcycle gang violence in america.
The movie was based on a short story that told of the damage done to a small california town in 1947 by thousands of rowdy outlaw bikers. After being thrown out of a motorcycle event, the black rebels biker gang descend on a small american town igniting the passions and bigotry of the local inhabitants. Marlon brandos portrayal of a brooding biker in a black leather jacket helped launch both the film and an international interest in motorcycle gangs such as the hells angels. Not sure if it had any rock n roll on the soundtrack, but it certainly embodied the spirit of youth and rebellion. The film was released on october 6, 1954, by rko pictures. The wild one 1953 marlon brando the bikers arrive youtube. Stanwyck, married to oil tycoon quinn, lusts after onetime lover wildcatter cooper. On the waterfront 1954 dockworker terry malloy marlon brando had been an upandcoming boxer until powerful local mob boss johnny friendly lee j. The wild one simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It was the late elmer bernstein who once observed that movies turn to jazz when someone steals a car the wild one was really what he was referring to, and its use of jazz did, in fact, result for a time in the music especially of the postwar bop variety being ghettoized into crime movies. The wild one, marlon brando, 1954, leather jacket photo at. A reproduction of americas first movie studio, thomas edisons black maria, is constructed. A youth flees to the italian border with her siblings after she kills their abusive, drunken father. With joel mccrea, mari blanchard, race gentry, murvyn vye.
The wild one has a dramatic musical score by leith stevens destination moon 1950, the war of the worlds 1953, private hell 36 1954. Flippen directed by laslo benedek columbia pictures publicity still. That same year the mercury theatre offered him the teaching job at the actors workshop. The wild one marlon brando on triumph motorcycle poster, circa 1954. Unfortunately for johnny, his one shot at redemption is threatened by a. The leatherjacketed young biker seems hellbent for destruction until he falls for kathie, a good girl whose father. Ultimately the wild one exploits and patronizes the. The wild one, marlon brando, 1954 photo movie stars. Brando riding his triumph 650cc 6t thunderbird motorcycle. Passion is a 1954 american western film directed by allan dwan and written by howard estabrook, beatrice a. The wild one soundtrack cd details and availability. The wild one 1954 the worldwide guide to movie locations. Brando plays johnny, the leader of a vicious biker gang which invades a small, sleepy california town. Scene which maybe overemphasizes the famous line in which johnny marlon brando is asked what he and the black rebels are rebelling against, in the wild one, 1954, brando more interested in waitress kathie mary murphy view the tcmdb entry for the wild one 1954.
The wild one ist ein usamerikanischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 1953. The wild one 1953, a landmark film of 50s rebellion by director laslo benedek, producer stanley kramer, and screenwriter john paxton. The wild one is a 1953 american film noir crime film directed by laszlo benedek and produced. Last of the wild ones 1954 full movie download full hd. With marlon brando, mary murphy, robert keith, lee marvin. This is a great reproduction lobby card poster print of the wild one. This is the 1954 original motorcycle film with brandos renowned performance as packleader terrorizing a small town. The story of a wild black stallion and the cowboys who set out to capture him. The wild one is a 1953 american film noir crime film directed by laszlo benedek and produced by stanley kramer. She died on october 1, 2007 in hatfield, montgomery county, pennsylvania. Legions of brando impersonators have turned his performance in this seminal 1954 motorcycle movie into selfparody, but its still a sleazy good. She was married to donald schonbrun and richard eugene ricky rafeld. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wild one near you. Marlon brando easy rider jack nicholson festival caps science fiction movie stars movie tv movie list best actor oscar.
Brando s stature as the bad boy of his era grew to immense proportions, and the film was banned in britain for fourteen years until 1968, as authorities feared that it would incite riots. However, the gang plays jazz records on the jukebox as a sort of hipster soundtrack to their lives. The movie was based on a short story published in harpers magazine about a reallife incident where a motorcycle gang invaded a small town. The wild one cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
Read the full synopsis of the wild one, 1954, directed by laslo benedek, with marlon brando, mary murphy, robert keith, at turner classic movies. In others, she proved a lovely distraction amid the male action. The wild one soundtrack 1954 movie soundtracks for sale. It is most noted for the character of johnny strabler marlon brando, whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s. Jun 12, 2001 the wild one soundtrack cd details and availability.
The caine mutiny 1954, directed by edward dymtryk and produced by kramer, starring humphrey bogart in his oscarnominated role as paranoid captain queeg the wild one 1954, about youth rebellion in the guise of blackjacketed bikers led by the iconic johnny marlon brando. The producers wanted to film the wild one on location, but columbia studios chief harry cohn nixed this idea and ordered them to shoot it on columbias ranch in. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. It stars marlon brando and lee marvin in his movie debut as rival biker gang leaders.
Filmed in mexico, this quinnstanwyckcooper love triangle, set in the early thirties, speaks of lust and vengeance, rashness and greed. The film the wild one starring marlon brando as a motorcycle tough was released in february 1954. The wild one was generally well received by film critics. An astounding success with critics and audiences, a star is born not. Flippen, marlon brando, mary murphy and lee marvin.
Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The wild one is considered to be the original outlaw biker film, and the first to examine american outlaw motorcycle gang violence. Wild one, the marlon brando 1954 columbia wild one, the marlon brando with. Well, the moral panic is over and somehow we survived. Gary cooper, barbara stanwyck, anthony quinn, ruth roman, ward bond.
James deans movie dealt with rebellion from an oedipal point of view. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Value framing, fast delivery, 100% satisfaction guarantee. This actress twodecade career produced only one single standout film role but that one role as the good girl who redeems bad boy marlon brandos tough biker in the cult flick the wild one 1953 put mary murphy at the head of the acting class for one brief shining moment. Apr 07, 2020 the wild one, american dramatic film, released in 1953, that was deemed scandalous for its day. Lee marvin johnny strabler marlon brando, in one of his early iconic film roles engages in some fisticuffs with rival biker. So the movie is a cultural milestonebut hardly a cinematic one.
The wild one dvd, 1998, restored and remastered version. Johnny and his vicious biker gang invade a small, sleepy 1950s california town. As a film, the wild one is a brooding soap opera that seems dated in retrospect, but its cinematic impact was slight compared to its cultural reverberations. The blue ray plays well including english sub titles and is great value the film has dated but is well worth having for its historic interest to film buffs so is a highly recommended purchase. The wild one also introduced biker hipster patter to movie audiences and defined biker fashion for decades to come. Watch last of the wild ones full movie in hd visit movie 360524 a legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathe. Peggy maley was born on june 8, 1923 in port carbon, pennsylvania, usa as margaret june maley. The wild one 1954 laslo benedek cast and crew allmovie. An angry young marlon brando scorches the screen as the wild one in this powerful 50s cult classic. Wild one, the on dvd 043396062399 from sony pictures home entertainment. The blue ray plays well including english sub titles and is great value the film has dated but is well worth having for its historic interest to film buffs so is.
The wild one, american dramatic film, released in 1953, that was deemed scandalous for its day. Overnight, marlon brando had become the iconic posterboy for a generation in the original badboy biker movie. September 29 a star is born premieres and marks judy garlands comeback after her termination from her contract at mgm. Marlon brando hollywood icons vintage hollywood hollywood glamour hollywood cinema old hollywood stars old hollywood movies hollywood fashion apocalypse now. The wild one, marlon brando, 1954 photo marlon brando.