Juke Girl (1942)
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and juke-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.
- Released
- 1942-05-30
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Curtis Bernhardt, A.I. Bezzerides
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Ann Sheridan as Lola Mears
- Ronald Reagan as Steve Talbot
- Richard Whorf as Danny Frazier
- George Tobias as Nick Garcos, the Greek
- Gene Lockhart as Henry Madden
- Alan Hale as Yippee 'Yip'
- Betty Brewer as Skeeter
- Howard Da Silva as Cully
- Donald MacBride as 'Muckeye' John
- Willard Robertson as Mister Just
- Faye Emerson as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
- Willie Best as Jo-Mo