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Girls of the Road

  • 6.0 /10

  • 3

Plot

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.

Cast

Ann Dvorak as Kay Warren
Ann Dvorak

as Kay Warren

Helen Mack as Mickey
Helen Mack

as Mickey

Lola Lane as Ellie
Lola Lane

as Ellie

Ann Doran as Jerry
Ann Doran

as Jerry

Marjorie Cooley as Irene
Marjorie Cooley

as Irene

Mary Field as Mae
Mary Field

as Mae

Mary Booth as Edna
Mary Booth

as Edna

Madelon Grayson as Annie
Madelon Grayson

as Annie

Grace Lenard as Stella
Grace Lenard

as Stella

Evelyn Young as Sadie
Evelyn Young

as Sadie

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 24, 1940

Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.02 hrs

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Reviews

_Girls of the Road_ is a really poor knockoff of William Wellman's _Wild Boys of the_ _Road_. The movie showcases female bonding a la _Thelma and Louise_, and exploits the theme of "bad girls" to the max. The time frame for this movie isn't really specific, since the vehicles in the movie are clearly 1940s vintage, but the plot revolves around a group of women hoboing across the country. One of t…