Juke Joint (1947) on Netflix
Con artist Bad News Johnson and his sidekick July Jones reach Dallas with twenty-five cents between them. Mama Lou Holiday takes them in, believing Johnson is a Hollywood acting teacher.
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Plot summary
Bad News Johnson, a con artist from Memphis, and his slow-witted companion July Jones reach Dallas, Texas, with twenty-five cents between them and no place to stay. Johnson procures a room at the boarding house of Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday by presenting himself as Whitney Vanderbilt, an acting teacher and film actor from Hollywood, while Jones takes the name Cornbread Green. Mama Lou lets the two men stay for free in exchange for poise lessons for her daughter Honey Dew, who has entered a beauty contest. Papa Sam, her husband, is a gambler who was sent to the market and sits at Johnny's Juke Joint instead. Their youngest daughter Florida is at the juke joint as well, where the owner, Johnny, has offered to take her to Chicago.
Cast
- July Jonesas 'Cornbread' Green
- Inez Newellas Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday
- Leonard Duncanas Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday
- Dauphine Mooreas Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday
- Katherine Mooreas Florida Holiday
- Tilford Pattersonas Jefferson Lee
- Albert Smithas 'High Life' Harris
- Howard Gallowayas 'Juke Joint' Johnny
- Melody Duncanas Melody Holiday
- Red Calhounas Bandleader
- Clifford Beamonas Jackson, the bartender
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Juke Joint (1947)
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- Juke Joint was considered a lost film for many years; a print was found in 1983 in a warehouse in Tyler, Texas.
- After Juke Joint, Spencer Williams disappeared from the entertainment industry, returning in 1951 as Andrew H. "Andy" Brown in the television version of Amos 'n Andy. His final film appearance was a small role in the 1962 Italian horror L'Orribile Segreto del Dottor Hitchcock.
