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The Joe Louis Story (1953)
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18 September 1953 (USA) moreTagline:
POWERFUL... as his battering fists! THRILLING... as his fighting heart! GREAT... as his never-to-be-forgotten story!Plot:
The life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer than any other boxer in history--and who had to not only battle opponents inside the ring and racism outside it. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Great Movie! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Coley Wallace | ... | Joe Louis |
| Hilda Simms | ... | Marva Trotter Louis |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Tad McGeehan |
| James Edwards | ... | Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn |
| John Marley | ... | Mannie Seamon |
| Dots Johnson | ... | Julian Black (as Dotts Johnson) |
| Evelyn Ellis | ... | Mrs. Barrows |
| Carl 'Rocky' Latimer | ... | Arthur Pine |
| John Marriott | ... | Sam Langford |
| Ike Jones | ... | Johnny Kingston (as Isaac Jones) |
| P. Jay Sidney | ... | John Roxborough, Handler |
| Royal Beal | ... | Mike Jacobs |
| Herbert Ratner | ... | Newspaper man (as Herb Ratner) |
| Ruby Goldstein | ... | Himself |
| Norman Rose | ... | Lieutenant |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Fun Stuff
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I really enjoyed this film. Coley Wallace does a real good job as Louis. I am glad to see it made it to DVD. Coley Wallace was a terrific boxer himself & the only person ever to beat Rocky Maricano. My only one complaint is the director Robert Gordon, who made some good westerns, rushed this movie a bit, especially the last half. Other than that it's a good movie for boxing history.