Synopsis
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.
Movie Information
- Director
- Russ Mayberry
- Writers
- Robert E. Thompson
- Release Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, TV Movie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Linda Lavin
Ellen Lissick
Richard Jaeckel
Albert Kleinschmidt
Nicholas Pryor
Ed Lissick
Pamela McMyler
Ginny
Mayf Nutter
Randy
Taurean Blacque
Jive
Fredric Cook
Checker
Robert Davi
Bobby Jim
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