Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: Joyce H. Corrington; John William Corrington

Based on a book: Sisters of the Road by Bertha Thompson and Ben L. Reitman

Keywords: Drama

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Victor Argo	Actor	5-Nov-1934	6-Apr-2004	Taxi Driver and Mean Streets
David Carradine	Actor	8-Dec-1936		Grasshopper
John Carradine	Actor	5-Feb-1906	27-Nov-1988	In over 200 B movies
Bernie Casey	Football	8-Jun-1939		NFL wide receiver turned actor
Barbara Hershey	Actor	5-Feb-1948		Boxcar Bertha and Mary Magdalene
Barry Primus	Actor	16-Feb-1938		Gold Coast

CAST

Barbara Hershey	...   Boxcar Bertha Thompson
David Carradine	...   Bill Shelly (union organizer)
Barry Primus	...   Rake Brown
Bernie Casey	...   Von Morton
John Carradine	...   H. Buckram Sartoris
Victor Argo	...   McIver Brother #1
David R. Osterhout	...   McIver Brother #2
Grahame Pratt	...   Emeric Pressburger
Chicken Holleman	...   Michael Powell
Harry Northup	...   Harvey Hall
Ann Morell	...   Tillie Parr
Marianne Dole	...   Mrs. Mailer
Joe Reynolds	...   Joe Cox
Martin Scorsese	...   Brothel client (uncredited)

REVIEWS

Review by DOGMAN (posted on 2-Oct-2007)

Although the acting is rather slow and fake, this feature has it's merits and can be quite entertaining. For those who wish to see a young Ms. Hershey and Mr. Carridine in the total buff, several times, this one's a must! I saw it because I'm a railfan and love steam trains. There could have been more trains, but there is a great scene when the gang steals an engine. Scorcese was really just getting started here and it shows. Sometimes the actors look like they just don't know what to do. Also annoying is the splattering blood which looks too much like ripe red tomatoes. All in all, considering the time period his was made and the materials avialable, it's worthwhile seeing once.

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