MOVIE • 1947

Juke Joint

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.

TMDB ★ 3.3/5Votes: 4

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Top Cast

Spencer Williams

Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

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July Jones

'Cornbread' Green

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Inez Newell

Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday

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Leonard Duncan

Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday

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Dauphine Moore

Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday

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Katherine Moore

Florida Holiday

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Tilford Patterson

Jefferson Lee

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Albert Smith

'High Life' Harris

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Howard Galloway

'Juke Joint' Johnny

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Melody Duncan

Melody Holiday

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Red Calhoun

Bandleader

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True T. Thompson

Writer

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Bert Goldberg

Producer

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Alfred N. Sack

Executive Producer

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