Juke Girl

May 30, 1942

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Sure She's Easy To Meet .....but try and forget her!

Overview

During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

First National Pictures

Juke Girl Trailers

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Cast

Lola Mears

Ann Sheridan

Steve Talbot

Ronald Reagan

Danny Frazier

Richard Whorf

Nick Garcos, the Greek

George Tobias

Henry Madden

Gene Lockhart

Yippee 'Yip'

Alan Hale

Skeeter

Betty Brewer

Cully

Howard Da Silva

'Muckeye' John

Donald MacBride

Mister Just

Willard Robertson

Violet 'Murph' Murphy

Faye Emerson

Jo-Mo

Willie Best

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