Juke Girldirected by Curtis Bernhardt | |
| Category: |
"Drama" |
|---|---|
| Year of Release: | 1942 |
| Date Added: | 11/22/2019 |
| Date Watched: | 10/06/2024 |
| Description: | Buddies Steve (Ronald Reagan) and Danny head to Florida to get work picking crops. The find a town controlled by Madden (Gene Lockhart) who pays the farmers poorly and prevents them from selling elsewhere. Danny takes up with Madden, but Steve joins forces with Nick (George Tobias) a farmer who's fighting back against Madden. Steve falls for Lola (Ann Sheridan), a dancer in the local juke joint. She grew up on a farm and wants nothing to do with it, so she resists Steve who doesn't mind work and who helps Nick plant a crop. Trouble arises with Madden and his goons, and when Lola sticks up for Steve, she gets fired. Steve, Nick, and Lola take a crop to Atlanta and get good money for it. Lola grabs the opportunity to ditch Steve. Back in Florida, Nick gets drunk and goes to make friends with Madden. When Madden won't Nick hits him, and Madden kills him in self defense. He frames Steve and Lola (who receives Nick's money in Atlanta). They're tossed in jail, and Madden's goons organize a lynching. But Danny confronts Madden and gets him to admit to the murder. Steve and Lola stay together and work Nick's farm. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2024-10-06 17:42:07
