Wild Boy (film)

This article is about the 1934 film. For the song by Machine Gun Kelly, see Wild Boy (song).

Wild Boy
Directed by	Albert de Courville
Written by	J.E.S. Bradford Albert de Courville Stafford Dickens
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Sonnie Hale Bud Flanagan Chesney Allen
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	R. E. Dearing
Music by	Louis Levy
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	May 1934 (1934-05)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Wild Boy is a 1934 British comedy sports film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Sonnie Hale, Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen. It was by Gainsborough Pictures at Lime Grove Studios. The sets were designed by Alfred Junge. Often forgotten, but the role of "Wild Boy" was played by the greyhound Mick the Miller.

Premise

This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a rival's dog, Wild Boy, from running in the Greyhound Derby. Allmovie shows a different synopsis.

Cast

• Sonnie Hale as Billy Grosvenor
• Gwyneth Lloyd as Marjorie Warren
• Bud Flanagan as Dick Smith
• Chesney Allen as Auctioneer and Bookmaker
• Lyn Harding as Frank Redfern
• Leonora Corbett as Gladys Scrivener
• Ronald Squire as Rollo
• Fred Kitchen as Joe Plumer
• Arthur Sinclair as P. Murphy
• Cyril Smith as Kennel Boy
• Mick the Miller as Wild Boy

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Wild Boy at AllMovie
• Wild Boy at the British Film Institute
• Wild Boy at IMDb