Girls of the Road (1940)
Overview
A story of the great-depression era about women hobos, tramps, job-seekers, fugitives and runaways running from or toward something as they hitch-hiked their way across the United States, dodging the police, do-gooders, lustful men and pursuing-husbands in a bad mood. One of them is a killer, another is a girl hitch-hiking to her wedding in order to afford a wedding gown, and there is also the Governor's daughter who crusades on their behalf, while hitch-hiking along with them.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.095 |
Directed By
Nick Grindé
Crew
Nick Grindé
Thomas Flood
Morris Stoloff
Wallace MacDonald
George Meehan
Charles Nelson
Robert Hardy Andrews
TOP CAST
Ann Dvorak
Kay Warren
Helen Mack
Mickey
Lola Lane
Ellie
Ann Doran
Jerry
Marjorie Cooley
Irene
Mary Field
Mae
Mary Booth
Edna
Madelon Grayson
Annie
Grace Lenard
Stella
Evelyn Young
Sadie
Bruce Bennett
Officer Sullavan
Eddie Laughton
Footsy
Don Beddoe
Sheriff
Howard Hickman
Governor Warren
Eddie Acuff
Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Helen Brown
Mrs. Spencer (Uncredited)
James Conaty
Reverend Jackson (Uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Edward Earle
Senator Wilson (Uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Driver Killed in Car Crash (Uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Hobo in Boxcar (Uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Brakeman (Uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Pickup Man at Bus Depot (Uncredited)
Claire Rochelle
Blonde (Uncredited)
Harry Strang
Mechanic (Uncredited)
John Tyrrell
First Deputy (Uncredited)
Lois Collier
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Alice Keating
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Florence Wright
Road Girl (Uncredited)
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