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Juke Joint (1947)
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True T. Thompson (writer)
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The Joint is Jumpin'! / The Jive is Jivvin'! / The Jam is Jammin'! / Everybody's High in the Happy Slap-Happy Holiday Family!
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Two insolvent con men get involved in a small town beauty contest. full summary | add synopsis
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Worth a look, but not as exciting as the title
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(Complete credited cast)| Spencer Williams | ... | Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney | |
| July Jones | ... | 'Cornbread' Green | |
| Inez Newell | ... | Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday | |
| Leonard Duncan | ... | Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday | |
| Dauphine Moore | ... | Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday | |
| Melody Duncan | ... | Melody Holiday | |
| Katherine Moore | ... | Florida Holiday | |
| Tilford Patterson | ... | Jefferson Lee | |
| Albert Smith | ... | 'High Life' Harris | |
| Howard Galloway | ... | 'Juke Joint' Johnny | |
| Clifford Beamon | ... | Jackson, the bartender | |
| Frances McHugh | ... | Waitress | |
| Don Gilbert | ... | Master of Ceremonies | |
| Red Calhoun | ... | Bandleader | |
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| Duncan's Beauty Showgirls | |||
| The Jitterbug Johnnies | |||
| Kit and Kit | |||
| Mac and Ace | |||
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68 min
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Referenced in The Watermelon Woman (1996)
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Resembling a family-oriented sitcom more than a musical, this film is not as interesting as other Afro-Am flicks of the time. Spencer Williams's talent as a director was in his depiction of religion (barely touched upon in this film), not humor, and the major interest of this film is in review of his career. The scene where Mom arrives at the Joint to find various members of the family misbehaving is the high-point.