Juke Joint
5.6
“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.
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Spencer Williams
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
Also in
Amos 'n' Andy
The Blood of Jesus
July Jones
'Cornbread' Green
Also in
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Girl in Room 20
Alfred N. Sack
True T Thompson
Bert Goldberg
Inez Newell
Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday
Also in
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Alfred N Sack
Leonard Duncan
Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday
No other roles listed
True T. Thompson
Dauphine Moore
Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday
No other roles listed
Katherine Moore
Florida Holiday
Also in
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Girl in Room 20
Arthur Kendall
Spencer Williams Director · True T. Thompson Writer George Sanderson Cinematographer
United States release January 1, 1947 · Produced in United States
Production
Sack Amusement Enterprises
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1947
Theatrical
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