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72% Critic Match
Juke Girl
“Sure She's Easy To Meet .....but try and forget her!”
7.2 / 10• 1942• 1h 30m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and juke-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.
Cast & Crew
Ann Sheridan
Lola Mears
Lead
Ronald Reagan
Steve Talbot
Richard Whorf
Danny Frazier
George Tobias
Nick Garcos, the Greek
Gene Lockhart
Henry Madden
Alan Hale
Yippee 'Yip'
Betty Brewer
Skeeter
Howard Da Silva
Cully
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Curtis Bernhardt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Juke Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
