Juke Girl

"Sure She's Easy To Meet .....but try and forget her!"

May 30 1942 Passed 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.

Plot

Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick. After the Tomato crop is destroyed by Madden, Steve takes Nick, Lola and the next crop to Atlanta where they sell it for big money. Danny is going up with Madden and thinks Steve is a sucker for working in the dirt. Lola stays in Atlanta while Nick and Steve go back to Cat Tail and the real trouble begins.

Written by

A.I. Bezzerides, Theodore Pratt, Kenneth Gamet

Directed by

Curtis Bernhardt

Cast

Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
559
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA