Wild Youth

– A teenage escapee from a correctional facility falls in with a drug dealer operating near the Mexica..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 13 Minutes
Release Year:
1961
Original Name:
Naked Youth
Wild Youth (1961) - Also known as Naked Youth

A teenage escapee from a correctional facility falls in with a drug dealer operating near the Mexican border.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
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Release Date:

08 Sep 1961

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
APPROVED

Director:

John F. Schreyer

Writer:

Robert J. Black Jr. (screenplay), Lester Wm. Berke (screenplay), Dean Romano (screenplay), Lester Wm. Berke (based on a story), Gary Judis (based on a story)

Main Actors:

Carol Ohmart, Robert Hutton, Steve Rowland, Jan Brooks

Plot:

Originally release to theatres in the U.S. and Canada as "Wild Youth." - Escaping from a detention Honor Farm in New Mexico, "Swith" (Steve Rowland) and Frankie (Robert Arthur) find refuge with Donna (Jan Brooks), a farm girl who is all of sweet-sixteen, and is in love with Frankie. But "Switch". an expert with a switchblade knife is a constant menace to the romance. When their beat-up jalopy breaks down they hitchhike a ride with Revis (John Goddard), a killer and dope peddler wanted by the U.S. Border Patrol and the Mexican Rurales. With Revis is his dope-crazed moll, Madge (Carol Ohmart). In an ensuing conflict between Revie and "Switch" for a huge doll stuffed with dope (other than Madge),the border police are closing in. Video titles changed to "Naked Youth."

Production:

Rhino Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.1/10