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Juke Girl (1942)Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary » Director:Curtis Bernhardt |
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Title: Juke Girl (1942)
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Lola Mears
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Steve Talbot
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Richard Whorf | ... |
Danny Frazier
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Nick Garcos, the Greek
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Henry Madden
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Yippee 'Yip'
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Betty Brewer | ... |
Skeeter
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Howard Da Silva | ... |
Cully
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Donald MacBride | ... |
'Muckeye' John
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Willard Robertson | ... |
Mister Just
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Faye Emerson | ... |
Violet 'Murph' Murphy
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Willie Best | ... |
Jo-Mo
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Fuzzy Knight | ... |
Ike Harper
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Spencer Charters | ... |
Mr. Keeno, Gas Station Owner
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William B. Davidson | ... |
Paley
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Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick. After the Tomato crop is destroyed by Madden, Steve takes Nick, Lola and the next crop to Atlanta where they sell it for big money. Danny is going up with Madden and thinks Steve is a sucker for working in the dirt. Lola stays in Atlanta while Nick and Steve go back to Cat Tail and the real trouble begins. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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Sure She's Easy To Meet .....but try and forget her! See more »Parents Guide:
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30 May 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Pés Inquietos See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Cliff Friend
Played during the first scene at Muckeye's after Yippee buys a Jo Mo
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Many actors listed in studio records and in casting call lists were not seen in the movie. These were Farmers Hank Mann, Don Turner, 'Paul Panzer' and Frank Darien, and Jack Gardner, Fred Kelsey, Frank Pharr, Ray Teal, William 'Bill' Phillips and Victor Zimmerman. See more »Goofs
When Steve Steve looks at Lola in rear view mirror of his truck, her image is not reversed (signs on building behind her don't read backward). See more »Quotes
Lola Mears: Look bud, every time a freight train shakes itself fleas like you come hopping out.See more »
Soundtracks
"Concert in the Park"(uncredited)
Music by Cliff Friend
Played during the first scene at Muckeye's after Yippee buys a Jo Mo
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Don't let the opening credits mislead you. The design of the credits and the corny music may mislead you into thinking this is going to be a second-rate comedy. It's actually a fairly effective melodrama, with a good cast, solid visual elements, and a decent script full of memorable lines.
The story focuses on two migrant laborers who are following the crop season in Florida and hoping for work. Their rough-and-tumble encounter with the local "boss" (Gene Lockhart, who makes a great villain although I always think of him as Bob Cratchit) breaks up their friendship, and emphasizes the tension between the boss and the farmers who depend on him for money. Reagan's attempts to help a troubled farmer just make Lockhart angrier, leading to escalating violence. Of course, in the meantime, a romance is blooming between Reagan and a local "juke girl" (Sheridan). He wants to settle down, but she's not ready.
Nicely choreographed action sequences, snappy dialog, and memorable major and minor characters make this WB feature worth seeking out.