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Girls of the Road (1940)

"I'm MAE!...I shot a man once, and I've been traveling fast ever since!"

Genre : Adventure, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Nick Grinde
Writer : Robert Hardy Andrews

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
Kay Warren
Helen Mack
Helen Mack
Mickey
Lola Lane
Lola Lane
Ellie
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Jerry
Marjorie Cooley
Marjorie Cooley
Irene
Mary Field
Mary Field
Mae
Mary Booth
Mary Booth
Edna
Madelon Grayson
Madelon Grayson
Annie
Grace Lenard
Grace Lenard
Stella
Evelyn Young
Evelyn Young
Sadie
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Officer Sullavan
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
Footsy
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Sheriff
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
Governor Warren
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Helen Brown
Helen Brown
Mrs. Spencer (Uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
Reverend Jackson (Uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Senator Wilson (Uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Eddie Fetherston
Driver Killed in Car Crash (Uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Hobo in Boxcar (Uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
Brakeman (Uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Pickup Man at Bus Depot (Uncredited)
Claire Rochelle
Claire Rochelle
Blonde (Uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Mechanic (Uncredited)
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
First Deputy (Uncredited)
Lois Collier
Lois Collier
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
Dorothy Gray
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Alice Keating
Alice Keating
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe
Kathryn Marlowe
Road Girl (Uncredited)
Florence Wright
Florence Wright
Road Girl (Uncredited)

Crews

Nick Grinde
Nick Grinde
Director
Robert Hardy Andrews
Robert Hardy Andrews
Screenplay
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald
Producer
George Meehan
George Meehan
Director of Photography
Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson
Editor
Thomas Flood
Thomas Flood
Assistant Director
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff
Music Director

Posters and backgrounds

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