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Director
  
Curtis Bernhardt

Music director
  
Adolph Deutsch

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Story by
  
Theodore Pratt

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
May 30, 1942 (1942-05-30)

Writer
  
A.I. Bezzerides (screenplay), Theodore Pratt (from a story by), Kenneth Gamet (adaptation)

Cast
  
Ann Sheridan
(Lola Mears),
Ronald Reagan
(Steve Talbot),
Richard Whorf
(Danny Frazier),
George Tobias
(Nick Garcos, the Greek),
Gene Lockhart
(Henry Madden),
Alan Hale
(Yippee 'Yip')

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,
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,
The Fugitive
,
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,
Sex Drive
,
Judge Dredd

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

Juke girl


Juke Girl is a 1942 drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by A.I. Bezzerides. The film stars Ann Sheridan and future President of the United States Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, Sr., Howard Da Silva, Donald MacBride, Faye Emerson, Willie Best, and Fuzzy Knight. The plot focuses on the plight of exploited farmers and farmworkers in the South.

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"Shapely Ann Sheridan is starred with Ronald Reagan in the story of a dime-a-dance girl who discovers her veneer of hardness is not so solid as she had thought."

Plot

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Farm workers Steve and Danny seek jobs in the fields of Florida, where a man named Henry Madden runs a packing plant and uses strong-arm tactics while preventing many farmers from selling their crops.

Steve meets and falls in love with Lola Mears, a "juke girl" employed at Muckeye John's club. They befriend farmer Nick Garcos, whose attempt to sell his tomatoes in Atlanta is foiled by Madden's henchman Cully.

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Danny turns against his friend Steve, deciding to work for Madden. In a fight, Nick is killed by Madden, who then attempts to frame Steve and Lola for murder. Madden's crime is uncovered, resulting in Steve and Lola leaving town to begin a new life.

Cast

  • Ann Sheridan as Lola Mears
  • Ronald Reagan as Steve Talbot
  • Richard Whorf as Danny Frazier
  • George Tobias as Nick Garcos
  • Gene Lockhart as Henry Madden
  • Alan Hale as Yippee
  • Betty Brewer as Skeeter
  • Howard DaSilva as Cully
  • Donald MacBride as “Muckeye” John
  • Willard Robertson as Mister Just
  • Faye Emerson as Violet “Murph” Murphy
  • Willie Best as Jo-Mo

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