Juke Girl. 1941. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt

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Juke Girl. 1942. USA. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt

Juke Girl. 1941. USA. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. 90 min.

With Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart. Sheridan is at her shrewd, sassy best in what proved to be one of the last of Warner Bros.’ great social issue films. She is teamed with a disarmingly open-hearted Ronald Reagan (who became a star opposite Sheridan in King’s Row) as an itinerant fruit picker, flush with men and money for the harvest, who rolls into a Florida town where Sheridan has set up shop as a B-girl in a local juke joint. Sheridan’s lightning transitions from cynicism to sweetness and back again suggest the range of her personality and the agility of her performing style.

This film accompanies Acteurism: The Emergence of Ann Sheridan, 1937–1943.

Past events

Fri, Oct 17, 2014, 1:30 p.m.

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater
Thu, Oct 16, 2014, 1:30 p.m.

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater
Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 1:30 p.m.

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater

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