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.
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Cast
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Coley Wallace | ... | Joe Louis |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Tad McGeehan | |
| Hilda Simms | ... | Marva Louis | |
| James Edwards | ... | 'Chappie' Blackburn | |
| John Marley | ... | Mannie Seamon | |
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Dots Johnson | ... | Julian Black (as Dotts Johnson) |
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Evelyn Ellis | ... | Mrs. Barrows |
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Carl 'Rocky' Latimer | ... | Arthur Pine |
| John Marriott | ... | Sam Langford | |
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Ike Jones | ... | Johnny Kingston (as Isaac Jones) |
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P. Jay Sidney | ... | John Roxborough |
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Royal Beal | ... | Mike Jacobs |
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Herbert Ratner | ... | Newspaper man (as Herb Ratner) |
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Ruby Goldstein | ... | Ruby Goldstein |
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Norman Rose | ... | Lieutenant |
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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.
Plot Keywords:
character name as title | joe louis character | four word title | racism | ring |Taglines:
POWERFUL... as his battering fists! THRILLING... as his fighting heart! GREAT... as his never-to-be-forgotten story!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 September 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A História de Joe Louis See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Newspaper man: Tad, you missed the greatest fight of the year. This Marciano's another Dempsy. Louis is through for real now. He should've quit while he was ahead. What are you doing here? I thought you were goin' home. Well, Rocky almost knocked him out of the ring. The kid's got a punch like a ten-ton truck! He'll be the next champ for sure. Well, I'd better go write my story.
Tad McGeehan: Lou... I'll write the story.
Newspaper man: But you didn't see the fight.
Tad McGeehan: I'll write the real story.
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by Alec Wilder
Sung by Anita Ellis accompanied by Ellis Larkins Trio
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Trivia
Rocky Marciano lost four times in amateur boxing. In addition to losing to Coley Wallace, he also lost to Henry Lester, Joe De Angeles and Bob Girard. See more »Goofs
When Joe is sending a telegram to Marva in Chicago, the address he gives the Western Union is 5220 Congress Street, but when she receives the telegram, the address reads 60 East 47th Street. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Newspaper man: Tad, you missed the greatest fight of the year. This Marciano's another Dempsy. Louis is through for real now. He should've quit while he was ahead. What are you doing here? I thought you were goin' home. Well, Rocky almost knocked him out of the ring. The kid's got a punch like a ten-ton truck! He'll be the next champ for sure. Well, I'd better go write my story.
Tad McGeehan: Lou... I'll write the story.
Newspaper man: But you didn't see the fight.
Tad McGeehan: I'll write the real story.
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I'll Be Aroundby Alec Wilder
Sung by Anita Ellis accompanied by Ellis Larkins Trio
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Heavyweight contender Coley Wallace who looked and sounded exactly like Joe Louis, tried his limited best in his movie debut. Sadly, a cheap and clearly quickly made film, it really lacks the knockout punch to make this a great or even good movie. However, any fan of Joe Louis will find this entertaining enough, but that is about it.On a side note, Wallace defeated Rocky Marciano in an amateur boxing match and Marciano knocked out Louis in a professional fight.