Juke Girl(1942)

movie - first aired/released 1942-05-30 - 90 min - audience 7.2

Crime, Drama

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt

During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and juke-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.