Juke Joint (1947)

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Spencer Williams

Bad News Johnson…

July Jones

'Cornbread' Green

Inez Newell

Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday

Leonard Duncan

Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday

Dauphine Moore

Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday

Melody Duncan

Melody Holiday

Katherine Moore

Florida Holiday

Tilford Patterson

Jefferson Lee

Albert Smith

'High Life' Harris

Howard Galloway

'Juke Joint' Johnny

Clifford Beamon

Jackson, the bartender

Frances McHugh

Waitress

Don Gilbert

Master of Ceremonies

Red Calhoun

Bandleader

Duncan's Beauty Showgirls

The Jitterbug Johnnies

Kit and Kit

Mac and Ace

Director
- Spencer Williams
Writer
- True T. Thompson
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Trivia
Was considered a lost film for many years, until in 1983 when a print was discovered in a Tyler, Texas warehouse and identified by film historian G. William Jones. However, the last 10 minutes of the original film was lost and has not been found.

Connections
Featured in Tyler Texas Black Film Collection (1985)

Worth a look, but not as exciting as the title

Resembling a family-oriented sitcom more than a musical, this film is not as interesting as other Afro-Am flicks of the time. Spencer Williams's talent as a director was in his depiction of religion (barely touched upon in this film), not humor, and the major interest of this film is in review of his career. The scene where Mom arrives at the Joint to find various members of the family misbehaving is the high-point.