The Wild One (1954)

Review: The Wild One (1954)

Director: Masahiro Makino

Cast: Hisaya Morishige, Seizaburō Kawazu, Hiroshi Koizumi, Haruo Tanaka, Jun Tazaki,

Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki

Plot: The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.

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Stanley Kramer and the limits of liberalism

Stanley Kramer and the limits of liberalism

Three movies from producer-director Stanley Kramer, spread across two decades, highlight his liberal sensibilities … and expose the limits of that liberalism in the face of a messy […]

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