Immediately when you see Ronald Reagan you know you've got a pretty "B" film comin. He was never gonna be an A-list actor wanted by the studios to do the stuff Gable or Cagney was doing. Ann Sheridan is in this but this a really minor effort.
The story in this isn't bad but it's sorta...well...dumb. Basics are 2 guys come into a town that grows produce 9 months out of the year. We learn the only place you can sell your stuff is to 1 guy who short changes everyone to the point of almost poverty. Ronald Reagan steps in and...saves the day.
There are good performances in this but all are by the supporting cast. Alan Hales is his typical self but shines like he always did. George Tobias plays the guy who gets screwed over for the last time with crop pricing. He plays a Greek fella and does it well. Ann Sheridan is her typical pretty self but is pretty generic.
I think a lot of my rating is due to the title itself...Juke Girl. Ann Sheridan plays the Juke Girl but she's not even close to the focus of this film. It should have been called..."Big Bean Rip-Off." They gave this film the title to obviously cash in on her looks and fame at the time. It's sorta obvious.
A fairly decent film. It reminded me a lot of Phenix City Story. Mainly the corruption part but isn't near as effective as that film. Just keep looking at Ann Sheridan and watch Ronald Reagan act himself to a hero's end.
The story in this isn't bad but it's sorta...well...dumb. Basics are 2 guys come into a town that grows produce 9 months out of the year. We learn the only place you can sell your stuff is to 1 guy who short changes everyone to the point of almost poverty. Ronald Reagan steps in and...saves the day.
There are good performances in this but all are by the supporting cast. Alan Hales is his typical self but shines like he always did. George Tobias plays the guy who gets screwed over for the last time with crop pricing. He plays a Greek fella and does it well. Ann Sheridan is her typical pretty self but is pretty generic.
I think a lot of my rating is due to the title itself...Juke Girl. Ann Sheridan plays the Juke Girl but she's not even close to the focus of this film. It should have been called..."Big Bean Rip-Off." They gave this film the title to obviously cash in on her looks and fame at the time. It's sorta obvious.
A fairly decent film. It reminded me a lot of Phenix City Story. Mainly the corruption part but isn't near as effective as that film. Just keep looking at Ann Sheridan and watch Ronald Reagan act himself to a hero's end.