Plot Summary:At the bottom of the depression, Tom's mother has been out of work for months when Ed's father loses his job. Not to burden their parents, the two high school sophomore's decide to hop the freights and look for work. Wherever they go, there are many other kids just like them, so Tom, Ed and now Sally stick together. They camp in places like 'Sewer City' as long as they can until the local authorities run them off. They travel all over the mid west and when they get to New York, Ed thinks that they may finally find work.
艾迪、汤米、莎莉等人物故事的典型性让我们不难看到：童工群体将越难达到工业科技深入发展对劳动强度和知识技能的要求；经济低迷生活困苦的时代背景下，青少年的教育、安全、生命等权益的缺失触发的犯罪问题引起社会各层面的不断关注，半独立人格的未定型，需要积极正面的引导和一定的管束。 片尾略暖：未成年人是民族的未来，也是世界的未来，更是人类文明的未来。🐂冷29
The Roaring Twenties
路边的野孩子.Wild Boys of the Road.
火车碾过流浪儿隐喻资本主义社会自身的弊病，非常准确。
以流浪少年的独立、反叛来指责大萧条时期政府、腐败官员的无能。主角为躲避警察跳入垃圾桶在营造滑稽场面的同时也暗示了了这一点，他们已经被视为社会的垃圾。