BORN TO BE WILD (DVD) DVD

Born to Be Wild
Absolutely no relation to the 1960s rock-n-roll tune of the same name, Born to be Wild is a fast-paced Republic programmer boasting some fairly impressive credits. Ralph Byrd, better known as moviedom's Dick Tracy, plays truck driver Steve Weston, while Ward Bond, usually seen as a bad guy in the late 1930s, costars as Weston's friend and partner Bill Purvis. Accustomed to taking on dangerous assignments, Steve and Bill don't even bat an eyelash when they're hired to haul a load of dynamite over a patch of treacherous terrain. Will they be able to deliver their cargo to a dam-demolition site without getting demolished themselves? Nightclub and radio songstress Doris Weston is cast as Steve's sweetheart Mary Stevens, who in an amusing scene literally "ties the knot" with her boyfriend. Coscripted by novelist Nathaniel West (of Day of the Locust and Miss Lonelyhearts fame), Born to be Wild has often been cited as a principal inspiration for Clouzot's 1953 classic The Wages of Fear. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Ralph Byrd as Steve Hackett Doris Weston as Mary Stevens Ward Bond as Bill Purvis Robert Emmett Keane as Davis Bentley Hewlett as Wilson Charles Williams as Spotter Davison Clark as Stranger Byron Foulger as Husband George Anderson as Mayor Edwin Stanley as Randolph Ben Hendricks Jr. as Deputy Stelita as Manuela Lew Kelly as Reilly Harrison Greene as J. Carroll Malloy George Magrill as Hank Herbert Heywood as Stevens Anna Demetrio as Cristobella

Crew Joseph Kane - Director William Morgan - Editor Alberto Colombo - Musical Direction/Supervision Peter Tinturin - Songwriter Carlos Ruffino - Songwriter Harold Peterson - Songwriter Eduardo Durant - Songwriter Jack Lawrence - Songwriter Jack A. Marta - Cinematographer Harold Shumate - Producer Nathanael West - Screenwriter

Born to Be Wild
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: none specified MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 64 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Chapter 1 [1:17] 2. Chapter 2 [9:56] 3. Chapter 3 [9:29] 4. Chapter 4 [10:42] 5. Chapter 5 [10:52] 6. Chapter 6 [11:20]