Naked Youth

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Directed byJohn F. Schreyer
Written byLester Wm. Berke
Gary Judis
Screenplay byLester Wm. Berke
Robert J. Black Jr.
Dean Romano
Produced byJohn A. Bushelman (producer)
Fred Ready (executive producer)
Naked Youth
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Directed byJohn F. Schreyer
Written byLester Wm. Berke
Gary Judis
Screenplay byLester Wm. Berke
Robert J. Black Jr.
Dean Romano
Produced byJohn A. Bushelman (producer)
Fred Ready (executive producer)
Starring
CinematographyLloyd Knechtel
Edited byDwight Caldwell
Music byRichard LaSalle
Production
company
Gold Air Shows
Distributed byCinema Associates
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Naked Youth (also known as Wild Youth) is a 1961 American action film directed by John F. Schreyer. It stars Robert Hutton and Carol Ohmart.

The film is set in New Mexico. The film features the theme of prison escape. Two escaped convicts are joined by a teenage girl who also wants to flee. They soon encounter a local drug dealer and a female heroin addict.

Two fugitives from a New Mexico prison farm, "Switch" and Frankie, encounter a 16-year-old farm girl, Donna, and go on the run together. After accepting a ride from a stranger, Rivas, when their car breaks down, the group encounters a drug dealer and murderer, Maddo, and his strung-out girlfriend, Madge who is addicted to heroin.

Cast

Production

It was filmed in Tucumcari, New Mexico.[1] According to John Goddard, the cast stayed at a motel during the filming. He also said that it was originally titled Switchblade.[2]

Release

References

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