Crime | Drama | Noir | USA | B&W | 81min
Cast: William Campbell, Mamie Van Doren, Keenan Wynn, Kathleen Case, Jan Merlin, John Saxon, Walter Coy, Kenny Miller
Running Wild features William Campbell as a rookie cop infiltrating a gang of teenagers that are stealing cars for Ken Osanger (Keenan Wynn), a nasty type who uses his gas station as a front for his nefarious purposes. Going undercover as a teenage rebel, Ralph Barclay (Campbell) gets involved with Leta Novak (Kathleen Case) and voluptuous Irma Bean (Mamie van Doren), the former girlfriend of teenage gang leader Scotty Cluett (Jan Merlin). A young John Saxon, Walter Coy, and teen flick regular Kenny Miller also appear in this highly exploitative crime drama from Universal directed by character actor Abner Biberman.