Hit the Road

Hit the Road

ADOPTED...BY A DAME! The gang meets a new boss...and she's truthful, tender...and tough!

1941 · 61 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Comedy

Kids look to get revenge when their fathers are all killed in a mob war.

Directed by Joe May · Written by Robert Lee Johnson

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