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Juke Joint (1947)

68 min  -  Comedy | Drama
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Two insolvent con men get involved in a small town beauty contest.

Director:

Spencer Williams
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Spencer Williams Spencer Williams ...
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
July Jones July Jones ...
'Cornbread' Green
Inez Newell Inez Newell ...
Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday
Leonard Duncan Leonard Duncan ...
Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday
Dauphine Moore Dauphine Moore ...
Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday
Melody Duncan Melody Duncan ...
Melody Holiday
Katherine Moore Katherine Moore ...
Florida Holiday
Tilford Patterson Tilford Patterson ...
Jefferson Lee
Albert Smith Albert Smith ...
'High Life' Harris
Howard Galloway Howard Galloway ...
'Juke Joint' Johnny
Clifford Beamon Clifford Beamon ...
Jackson, the bartender
Frances McHugh Frances McHugh ...
Waitress
Don Gilbert Don Gilbert ...
Master of Ceremonies
Red Calhoun Red Calhoun ...
Bandleader
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Duncan's Beauty Showgirls Duncan's Beauty Showgirls
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Storyline

Hitch-hiking conmen Bad News Johnson and July Jones arrive in a Midwestern small town with a capital of 25 cents. Taking a room with Mama Lou, whose daughter is entered in a local beauty contest, they pose as Hollywood actors who can train Honey Dew in stagecraft. Meanwhile, Mama's other daughter Florida prepares to elope to Chicago with Johnny, owner of the Juke Joint...where, after a jitterbug contest, Mama herself takes a hand. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

African American

Taglines:

The Joint is Jumpin'! / The Jive is Jivvin'! / The Jam is Jammin'! / Everybody's High in the Happy Slap-Happy Holiday Family!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA See more »

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Referenced in The Watermelon Woman (1996) See more »