Juke Joint 1947

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Spencer Williams
Written by: True T. Thompson
Runtime: 68 minutes
Tagline: The Joint is Jumpin'! / The Jive is Jivvin'! / The Jam is Jammin'! / Everybody's High in the Happy Slap-Happy Holiday Family!
Cast:
Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney 
July Jones
July Jones
'Cornbread' Green 
Inez Newell
Inez Newell
Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday 
Leonard Duncan
Leonard Duncan
Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday 
Dauphine Moore
Dauphine Moore
Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday 
Katherine Moore
Katherine Moore
Florida Holiday 
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