Juke Girl (1942)
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.
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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'
- Betty Brewer — Skeeter
- Howard Da Silva — Cully
- Donald MacBride — 'Muckeye' John
- Willard Robertson — Mister Just
- Faye Emerson — Violet 'Murph' Murphy
- Willie Best — Jo-Mo
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