Girls of the Road
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]
Plot
References
- ^ Quinlan, David (1983). The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors (section: NICK, Grindé). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 212–213. ISBN 9780389204084. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rice, Christina (2013). Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144269. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Monush, Barry, ed. (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965 (section: Dvorak, Ann). Vol. 1. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 212–213. ISBN 9781557835512. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gryzb, Amanda (2004). Levinson, David (ed.). Encyclopedia of Homelessness (section: Images of Homelessness in Narritive Film, History of). Vol. 1. Sage. p. 291–295. ISBN 9780761927518. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ The New York Times Film Reviews. 1940. p. 1722. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
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ignored (help) - ^ Lentz, Harris (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland & Company. p. 29. ISBN 9780786434817. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. Vol. 1. Penguin Books. p. 204. ISBN 9780698197299. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
Conventional, barely believable, but starts out with some real punch.
External links
- Girls of the Road at IMDb
- Girls of the Road on Turner Classic Movies
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