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The $5.20 an Hour Dream
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The $5.20 an Hour Dream

1980· Released
DramaTV Movie

Overview

A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.

Ratings

TMDB
NR/10
IMDb
7.1/10

54 votes

RTMetacriticLetterboxd

Director

Russ Mayberry

Director

Cast

Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Ellen Lissick

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Albert Kleinschmidt

Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor

Ed Lissick

Pamela McMyler

Pamela McMyler

Ginny

Mayf Nutter

Randy

Taurean Blacque

Taurean Blacque

Jive

Fredric Cook

Checker

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Bobby Jim

Cliff Emmich

Cliff Emmich

Purvis

Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

Aiken

Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam

Turnvil

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Kim Lissick

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Homer Burden

Timothy Scott

Timothy Scott

Turkel

Raymond Singer

Raymond Singer

Rawlings

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