Synopsis: A bum befriends a rich guy. Then a beautiful girl. The rich guy is being pressured by his father to work and get a fiancée. There is also a gang of evil bikers.
Appraisal: The plot is quite banal, but the film is well directed and quite visually oriented at times. Its target audience are kids; the main character, in addition to being good-hearted, doesn't drink alcohol; on the other hand, he smokes a lot, and in one of the scenes we even see a small homeless kid smoking like there's nothing wrong with it. Different times, different values... The main influence is Chaplin's tramp of course, but a sober version of him -- as I was saying, different times... There may also be echoes of a film which I haven't seen, Hallelujah I'm a Bum; and certainly The Wild One, which I have.
Rating: 31
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