Wild Youth (1961)
"Naked Youth" (original title)

Three teenage criminals break out of juvenile prison and head south to Mexico.

Director:

John F. Schreyer

Writers:

Robert J. Black Jr. (screenplay), Lester Wm. Berke (screenplay),

Stars:

Carol Ohmart, Robert Hutton, Steve Rowland

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carol Ohmart	...	Madge
Robert Hutton	...	Maddo
Steve Rowland	...	Switch
Jan Brooks	...	Donna
Robert Arthur	...	Frankie
Clancy Cooper	...	Erickson
Anton von Stralen
Charles Keane
Lloyd Nelson
Steve Sarras
John Goddard	...	Rivas

Storyline

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."

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Plot Keywords:

youth | mexico | farm | jalopy | dope peddler | 

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Taglines:

What is their latest kick ?? You'll SEE...in Wild Youth

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wild Youth

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gold Air Shows

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Reasonably amusing for fans of this type of junk

This piece of drugsploitation isn't a camp classic on the level of "Reefer Madness" or "High School Confedential", but is passable enough for a rainy day. The DVD from Arcanum is worth buying for its bonus feature, the awesome compilation of Juvenile Delinquency schlock trailers "Teen Mania". That is why I rented the disc initially. I eventually checked out this, the main feature.

This is your standard exploitation flick. It involves some escaped juvies fighting a laid back dope dealer (Robert Hutton) and his wife who suffers from vertigo problems (Carol Ohmart). The soundtrack, which blatantly rips off Elmer Bernstein, becomes very tiresome eventually. The acting by the teens is pretty lousy expectedly. Unfortunately, there isn't enough kitsch to make this a "so bad its good" classic. It remains reasonably amusing for fans of this type of junk. However, both Hutton and Ohmart turn in decent portrayals (even though both have been much better). (4/10)