# Wild Company

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{{short description|1930 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Wild Company
| image          = Wild Company poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [Leo McCarey](/source/Leo_McCarey)
| producer       = [Al Rockett](/source/Al_Rockett)<br>William Fox 
| screenplay     = [Bradley King](/source/Bradley_King_(screenwriter))
| story          = {{unbulleted list|Bradley King|John Stone}} 
| starring       = {{unbulleted list|[Frank Albertson](/source/Frank_Albertson)|[Joyce Compton](/source/Joyce_Compton)|[Sharon Lynn](/source/Sharon_Lynn)|[H. B. Warner](/source/H._B._Warner)|Richard Keene|[Bela Lugosi](/source/Bela_Lugosi)}}
| music          = {{unbulleted list|[Cliff Friend](/source/Cliff_Friend)|Jack Meskill|[James V. Monaco](/source/James_V._Monaco)}}
| cinematography = L. William O'Connell
| editing        = Clyde Carruth 
| studio         = [Fox Film Corporation](/source/Fox_Film_Corporation)
| distributor    = Fox Film Corporation
| released       = {{Film date|1930|7|5}}
| runtime        = 71 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Wild Company''''' is a 1930 American [pre-Code](/source/Pre-Code_Hollywood) [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Leo McCarey](/source/Leo_McCarey) and written by [Bradley King](/source/Bradley_King_(screenwriter)). The film stars [Frank Albertson](/source/Frank_Albertson), [Joyce Compton](/source/Joyce_Compton), [Sharon Lynn](/source/Sharon_Lynn), [H. B. Warner](/source/H._B._Warner), Richard Keene and Frances McCoy. The film was released on July 5, 1930, by [Fox Film Corporation](/source/Fox_Film_Corporation).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95825/wild-company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918081540/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95825/Wild-Company/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2015 |title=Wild Company (1930) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D06E0DF1138E03ABC4152DFB166838B629EDE |title=Movie Review - - THE SCREEN; An Attorney Confesses. More on Mad Youth. |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=July 19, 1930 |accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=13324 |title=Wild Company |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref> Although [Bela Lugosi](/source/Bela_Lugosi) had a relatively brief role in this film as a nightclub owner, his character's murder provides a pivotal plot point.

==Plot==
Wastrel Larry Grayson constantly drains his wealthy father Henry Grayson's fortune to spend the money in a speakeasy where singer Sally Curtis entertains. Gangster Joe Hardy tells Sally to befriend Larry so that he can pin a murder rap on the young man. Larry winds up getting framed for the shooting murder of nightclub owner Felix Brown (Lugosi), and his wealthy father turns him over to the police. A criminal trial results in the young man receiving a suspended sentence and a lengthy lecture about how "partying and jazz music" can lead to the downfall of youths.

== Cast ==
*[Frank Albertson](/source/Frank_Albertson) as Larry Grayson, rich wastrel
*[H. B. Warner](/source/H._B._Warner) as millionaire Henry Grayson
*[Joyce Compton](/source/Joyce_Compton) as Anita Grayson
*[Claire McDowell](/source/Claire_McDowell) as Mrs. Laura Grayson
*[Sharon Lynn](/source/Sharon_Lynn) as Sally Curtis, nightclub singer
*[Kenneth Thomson](/source/Kenneth_Thomson_(actor)) as Joe Hardy, gangster
*Richard Keene as Dick
*Frances McCoy as Cora Diltz
*Mildred Van Dorn as Natalie
*Bob Callahan as Eddie Graham 
*[Bela Lugosi](/source/Bela_Lugosi) as Felix Brown, nightclub owner

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0021554|Wild Company}}

{{Leo McCarey}}

Category:1930 films
Category:Fox Film films
Category:American drama films
Category:1930 drama films
Category:Films directed by Leo McCarey
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1930 English-language films
Category:1930 American films
Category:English-language drama films

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