Juke Girl (1942)

7.2/10 90 min Crime Drama

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.

Cast

Ann Sheridan

Lola Mears

Ronald Reagan

Steve Talbot

Richard Whorf

Danny Frazier

George Tobias

Nick Garcos, the Greek

Gene Lockhart

Henry Madden

Alan Hale

Yippee 'Yip'

Betty Brewer

Skeeter

Howard Da Silva

Cully

Donald MacBride

'Muckeye' John

Willard Robertson

Mister Just

Faye Emerson

Violet 'Murph' Murphy

Willie Best

Jo-Mo

Fuzzy Knight

Ike Harper

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