Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin in... The Wild One (1953) 🎥 Fight Scene The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler (Marlon Brando), whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s. The Wild One is considered to be the original outlaw biker film, and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence The film's screenplay was based on Frank Rooney's short story "Th