Juke Joint (1947)
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.
Director: Spencer Williams
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Spencer Williams as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney |
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July Jones as 'Cornbread' Green |
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Inez Newell as Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday |
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Leonard Duncan as Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday |
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Dauphine Moore as Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday |
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Katherine Moore as Florida Holiday |
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Tilford Patterson as Jefferson Lee |
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Albert Smith as 'High Life' Harris |
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Howard Galloway as 'Juke Joint' Johnny |
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Melody Duncan as Melody Holiday |
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Red Calhoun as Bandleader |
| Writing | True T. Thompson | Writer |
| Directing | Spencer Williams | Director |
| Camera | George Sanderson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard E. Byers | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | George Randolf | Music Director |
| Production | Bert Goldberg | Producer |
| Production | Alfred N. Sack | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Red Calhoun | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Farilla McGowan | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | True T. Thompson | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Arthur Kendall | Property Master |
| Crew | Alfred N. Sack | Presenter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Julliene | Costume Designer |
