Juke Girl

Juke Girl

7.2IMDb Score
Released:1942-05-30
Duration:90 min
Director:Curtis Bernhardt
Actors:Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Overview:

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.

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