Juke Girl

Juke Girl

1942
★★★☆☆ 6.5/10
⏱️ 90 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
CrimeDrama
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.

Crew

Director
Curtis Bernhardt
Writer
A.I. Bezzerides, Theodore Pratt
Producer
Hal B. Wallis

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Keywords

monopolygreat depressionhitchhikermigrant farmworkerfarmerlynch mobframed for murder