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Juke Joint

  • 19471947
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  • 1h 8m
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5.6/10
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Juke Joint (1947)
ComedyDrama
Two insolvent con men get involved in a small town beauty contest.Two insolvent con men get involved in a small town beauty contest.Two insolvent con men get involved in a small town beauty contest.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
100
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    • Spencer Williams
    • True T. Thompson(original story)
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    • Spencer Williams
    • July Jones
    • Inez Newell
    • Spencer Williams
    • True T. Thompson(original story)
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    • Spencer Williams
    • July Jones
    • Inez Newell
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    Spencer Williams
    Spencer Williams
    • Bad News Johnson…
    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
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    Don Gilbert
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Red Calhoun
    • Bandleader
    Duncan's Beauty Showgirls
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      • True T. Thompson(original story)
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    Juke Joint (1947)

    ** (out of 4)

    An all black cast feature from director Spencer Williams. Two con men (one played by Williams) travel to a small town where they get mixed up in a beauty contest. This film plays out a lot more like a sitcom than an actual feature but it never really takes off. This is probably the lowest budgeted black flick I've seen from this period but Williams is still able to get the story across and his performance is right on the mark as usual. The supporting cast, no shock, give pretty bad performances and this really hurts the main storyline since we're suppose to believe that one of the girls in the contest really does have acting talent. There's some great jazz music at the end of the film and a hilarious moment where grandma, armed with a broom, shows up at the music joint to beat some sense into her family.
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    • Feb 26, 2008

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      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Sack Amusement Enterprises
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    • 1 hour 8 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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