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Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)

Drama Crime

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

Release Date: 1942, May 30
Directors: Curtis Bernhardt
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, Donald MacBride, Fuzzy Knight, Ann Sheridan, Willie Best, Willard Robertson, Betty Brewer

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.

Keywords:

farmer framed for murder great depression lynch mob hitchhiker migrant farmworker monopoly