Girls of the Road

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Girls of the Road
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1951 newspaper advertisement for Girls Under 21 and Girls of the Road
Directed by Nick Grinde
Written by Robert Hardy Andrews
Produced by Wallace MacDonald
Starring Ann Dvorak
Helen Mack
Lola Lane
Ann Doran
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited by Charles Nelson
Music by Morris Stoloff
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Running time
61 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Girls of the Road is a 1940 American action film, based on an original screenplay by Robert Hardy Andrews, directed by Nick Grinde, [1] and produced by Wallace MacDonald.

The main characters of the 61–minute Columbia Pictures feature film were ten female "hobos", portrayed by Ann Dvorak (Kay), [2] [3] Helen Mack (Mickey), Lola Lane (Ellie), Ann Doran (Jerry), Marjorie Cooley (Irene), Mary Field (Mae), Mary Booth (Edna), Madelon Grayson (Annie), Grace Lenard (Stella), and Evelyn Young (Sadie). [4] [5] Male actors in the films included Bruce Bennett (Officer Sullivan), [6] Eddie Laughton (Footsy), and Don Beddoe (Sheriff). [7]

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