Juke Joint
1947, English. Directed by Spencer Williams.
The Joint is Jumpin'! / The Jive is Jivvin'! / The Jam is Jammin'! / Everybody's High in the Happy Slap-Happy Holiday Family!
Hitchhiking conmen Bad News Johnson and July Jones arrive in Texas. A group of talented hopefuls vie for a coveted crown in a jitterbug contest.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Artiflix
PlexCast & crew
- Spencer WilliamsDirector
- Spencer WilliamsBad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
- July Jones'Cornbread' Green
- Inez NewellLouella 'Mama Lou' Holiday
- Leonard DuncanSamuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday
- Dauphine MooreBarbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday
- Katherine MooreFlorida Holiday
- Tilford PattersonJefferson Lee
- Albert Smith'High Life' Harris
- Howard Galloway'Juke Joint' Johnny
- Melody DuncanMelody Holiday
- Red CalhounBandleader
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1947
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- True T. Thompson
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Juke Joint runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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Who directed Juke Joint?
Juke Joint (1947) was directed by Spencer Williams and stars Spencer Williams, July Jones, Inez Newell.