Willa (1979)
A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her to embark on a new career as a trucker in the rig her late father used to drive.
Top billed cast
Deborah RaffinWilla Barnes
Clu GulagerJoe Welch
Cloris LeachmanDarla Jean
Diane LaddMae
Nancy MarchandMrs. Stanch
Mary WickesEunice
Bob SeagrenPhil
John AmosVirgil- Hank Williams, Jr.Hank
- Gary BisigBuck
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