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Jive Junction

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
111
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Venise Grove, Dickie Moore, Tina Thayer, Gerra Young, and Don Gallaher in Jive Junction (1943)
ComedyDramaMusic
Classically-trained young musician Peter Crane transfers from the Conservatory to Clinton High School, where he discovers that his music is in conflict to that of the high school's world of ... Read allClassically-trained young musician Peter Crane transfers from the Conservatory to Clinton High School, where he discovers that his music is in conflict to that of the high school's world of jive and Hep Cats. Claire falls for Peter, who is warned to stay away from her by Grant Sa... Read allClassically-trained young musician Peter Crane transfers from the Conservatory to Clinton High School, where he discovers that his music is in conflict to that of the high school's world of jive and Hep Cats. Claire falls for Peter, who is warned to stay away from her by Grant Saunders. Later, for fear of hurting his hands, Peter backs down from a fight with Saunders ... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
111
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    • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Malvin Wald(story)
    • Walter Doniger(story)
    • Irving Wallace(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dickie Moore
    • Tina Thayer
    • Gerra Young
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Malvin Wald(story)
    • Walter Doniger(story)
    • Irving Wallace(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dickie Moore
    • Tina Thayer
    • Gerra Young
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • Peter Crane
    Tina Thayer
    Tina Thayer
    • Claire Emerson
    Gerra Young
    • Gerra Young
    John Michaels
    • Jimmy Emerson
    • (as Johnny Michaels)
    Jack Wagner
    • Grant Saunders
    Jan Wiley
    Jan Wiley
    • Miss Forbes
    Beverly Boyd
    • Cubby
    William Halligan
    • Mr. Maglodian
    • (as Bill Halligan)
    Johnny Duncan
    Johnny Duncan
    • Frank
    Johnny Clark
    • Chick
    Friedrich Feher
    Friedrich Feher
    • Frederick Feher
    • (as Frederick Feher)
    Caral Ashley
    • Mary
    Odessa Lauren
    • Girl
    • (as Odessa Laurin)
    Robert McKenzie
    Robert McKenzie
    • Sheriff
    • (as Bob McKenzie)
    Betty Alden
    Betty Alden
    • Mrs. Emerson
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Radio Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Myrna Dell
    Myrna Dell
    • Senior Hostess
    • (uncredited)
    John Elliott
    John Elliott
    • Mr. Berger
    • (uncredited)
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
      • Malvin Wald(story) (screenplay)
      • Walter Doniger(story) (screenplay)
      • Irving Wallace(screenplay)
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    • Soundtracks
      In a Little Music Shop
      (1943)

      Music and Lyrics by Lew Porter and Leo Erdody

      Sung by Gerra Young in the music store

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    A diverting hour
    How does a minor production company keep costs down but still get the public's attention in the middle of the war? One way is to combine elements of major studios' successes and hire one known quantity as headliner. Here, the known quantity is the handsome former child star Dickie Moore, leading a group of largely unknown actors.

    As for the end product, this one has all the elements of a wartime musical, B-picture style: a patriotic theme (without the bevy of stars of a Stage Door -- or Hollywood -- Canteen), a pseudo "let's put on a show" element (in the form of a school orchestra contest), and (thankfully) lots of music. Calling it a mishmash would be unfair, because the film does flow enjoyably, and there's just enough plot to hold it all together.

    In the opera-gets-no-respect department, this film introduces a new talent, soprano Gerra Young, to draw the curious, but also delivers on the title's promise to provide plenty of the more popular jive of the day. (Hmmm, what movies today combine rap and opera?) And for whatever reason, this film turned out to be Young's only screen appearance.

    In short, "Jive Junction" provides a brief break from the concerns of wartime, whether for the troops at the front or for families back on the home front.
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      • December 16, 1943 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
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    • 1 hour 2 minutes
      • Black and White

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