Juke Box Racket

May 1, 1960

1h 1m

★ 6.0

Payola!

Overview

Mario, a gangster, takes the fifth amendment when being questioned by the Senate Sub Committee on his connection with racketeering within the juke box industry. While in a small New Jersey town, teenagers Bob, Judy, Ginger, Seymour and Betty go to the train station to pick up Judy's cousin-from-Tennessee, Lulubelle . They take her to their local hangout, a pizzeria called "Mom & Pops", a broken down place ran by a couple named Mom and Pop.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Music

Production Companies

J.B. Productions

Juke Box Racket Trailers

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Cast

Bob

Steve Karmen

Judy

Arlene Corwin

Lulubelle

Lou Anne Lee

Ginger

Beverly Nazarow

Seymour

Seymour Cassel

Mario

Peter H. Clune

Betty

Dalene Young

Mom

Emy Boselli

Pop

William J. Daprato

Morty Belowski

Ray Singer

Hungarian Rock 'n Roll Singer

Peter Szabo

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