Jive Junction

Jive Junction
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edgar G. Ulmer
Screenplay by	Irving Wallace Walter Doniger Malvin Wald
Story by	Malvin Wald Walter Doniger
Produced by	Leon Fromkess
Starring	Dickie Moore Tina Thayer Gerra Young John Michaels Jack Wagner Jan Wiley
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Robert O. Crandall
Music by	Leo Erdody
Production company	Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	December 16, 1943 (1943-12-16)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Jive Junction is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Irving Wallace, Walter Doniger and Malvin Wald. The film stars Dickie Moore, Tina Thayer, Gerra Young, John Michaels, Jack Wagner and Jan Wiley. The film was released on December 16, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

The young musician Peter Crane is transferred from the conservatory to a regular secondary school. There his music comes into conflict with the modern music of high school students. When he finds out that his father was killed in the war, he turns to jive. He soon leads his school's music group.

Cast

• Dickie Moore as Peter Crane
• Tina Thayer as Claire Emerson
• Gerra Young as Gerra Young
• John Michaels as Jimmy Emerson
• Jack Wagner as Grant Saunders
• Jan Wiley as Miss Forbes
• Beverly Boyd as Cubby
• William Halligan as Mr. Maglodian
• Johnny Duncan as Frank
• Johnny Clark as Chick
• Friedrich Feher as Frederick Feher
• Caral Ashley as Mary
• Odessa Lauren as Girl
• Robert McKenzie as Sheriff

References

1. "Jive Junction (1943) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
2. Hal Erickson. "Jive Junction (1943) - Edgar G. Ulmer". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
3. "Jive Junction". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-11-24.

External links

• Jive Junction at IMDb