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Juke Box Jenny (1942)

Juke Box Jenny poster
Directed by
Harold Young
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes a popular jukebox singer. She performs songs with various bands and faces comedic situations.

lightheartedupbeatenergeticwhimsicalplayfullivelyfeel-good

What happens

Juke Box Jenny (also known as Fifty Million Nickels) is a 1942 American comedy musical film directed by Harold Young and starring Ken Murray, Harriet Hilliard, Iris Adrian, and Donald Douglas. The film is a musical comedy with songs performed by Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra, The King's Men, Wingy Manone and his Orchestra, The Milt Herth Trio, and The Eddie Beal Trio. The songs include "Fifty Million Nickels Can't Be Wrong", "Swing to Mother Goose", "Tiger Rag", "Macumba", and others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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