Motorcycle historians claim that Marvin's character in the film, as leader of "The Beetles" motorcycle club, more closely resembled a rebel bike rider of the fifties in his dress and attitude, than did Brando's character.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Lee Marvin
Good shot of a young Lee marvin. Taken in 1953 during the filming of "The Wild One," he was only eight years out from his service as a Marine at Iwo Jima.
Motorcycle historians claim that Marvin's character in the film, as leader of "The Beetles" motorcycle club, more closely resembled a rebel bike rider of the fifties in his dress and attitude, than did Brando's character.
Brando rode a Triumph, and Marvin a stripped down Harley, but Harley got the bad rap for a generation as far as being the bike of choice for "bad boy" riders.
Motorcycle historians claim that Marvin's character in the film, as leader of "The Beetles" motorcycle club, more closely resembled a rebel bike rider of the fifties in his dress and attitude, than did Brando's character.
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