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65% Critic Match
Juke Joint
“The Joint is Jumpin'! / The Jive is Jivvin'! / The Jam is Jammin'! / Everybody's High in the Happy Slap-Happy Holiday Family!”
6.5 / 10• 1947• 1h 8m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Hitchhiking conmen Bad News Johnson and July Jones arrive in Texas. A group of talented hopefuls vie for a coveted crown in a jitterbug contest.
Cast & Crew
Spencer Williams
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
LeadJJ
July Jones
'Cornbread' Green
IN
Inez Newell
Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday
LD
Leonard Duncan
Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday
DM
Dauphine Moore
Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday
KM
Katherine Moore
Florida Holiday
TP
Tilford Patterson
Jefferson Lee
AS
Albert Smith
'High Life' Harris
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spencer Williams's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Juke Joint is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
