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Juke Girl (1942)

1h 30m

Running Time

May 30, 1942
Release Date

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Juke Girl (1942)

Name: Juke Girl
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1942-05-30

1h 30m

Running Time

May 30, 1942
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Release Date
May 30, 1942

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2024-06-26

This Movie Is About.

farmer

great depression

hitchhiker

migrant farmworker

framed for murder

monopoly

lynch mob

Wiki.

Juke Girl is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard Da Silva, Donald MacBride, Faye Emerson, Willie Best, and Fuzzy Knight. The plot focuses on the plight of exploited farmers and farmworkers in the South.