Movie: Juke Joint

Top 10 Billed Cast

Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams

Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

July Jones
July Jones

'Cornbread' Green

Inez Newell
Inez Newell

Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday

Leonard Duncan
Leonard Duncan

Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday

Dauphine Moore
Dauphine Moore

Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday

Katherine Moore
Katherine Moore

Florida Holiday

Tilford Patterson
Tilford Patterson

Jefferson Lee

Albert Smith
Albert Smith

'High Life' Harris

Howard Galloway
Howard Galloway

'Juke Joint' Johnny

Melody Duncan
Melody Duncan

Melody Holiday

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  • Overview

    Bad News Johnson, a con artist from Memphis, Tennessee, arrives in Dallas, Texas, accompanied by his dim sidekick July Jones with only twenty-five cents between them. The duo arrange to become boarders at the home of Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday, who is fooled into believing Johnson is an acting teacher from Hollywood. Mrs. Holiday agrees to give the men free room and board if they will provide poise lessons to her daughter, an aspiring beauty queen named Honey Dew.

  • Release Date

    1947-01-01

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    The Joint is Jumpin'! / The Jive is Jivvin'! / The Jam is Jammin'! / Everybody's High in the Happy Slap-Happy Holiday Family!

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  • Languages:

    English
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