The Joe Louis Story
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| Directed by | Robert Gordon |
| Written by | Robert Sylvester |
| Produced by | Stirling Silliphant |
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| Cinematography | Joseph C. Brun |
| Edited by | Dave Kummins |
| Music by | George Bassman |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Walter P. Chrysler Jr. |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Joe Louis Story is a 1953 American film noir drama sport film directed by Robert Gordon and starring Coley Wallace, Hilda Simms and Paul Stewart.[1]
Plot
[edit]Biographical film about the story of boxer Joe Louis and his rise from poverty to becoming heavyweight champion of the world.
Cast
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- Coley Wallace as Joe Louis
- Hilda Simms as Marva Trotter Louis
- Paul Stewart as Tad McGeehan
- James Edwards as Jack "Chappie" Blackburn
- John Marley as Mannie Selamon
- Dots Johnson as Julian Black
- Evelyn Ellis as Mrs. Barrows
- Carl 'Rocky' Latimer as Arthur Pine
- John Marriott as Sam Langford
- Ike Jones as Johnny Kingston
- P. Jay Sidney as John Roxborough
- Royal Beal as Mike Jacobs
- Herbert Ratner as Newspaper man
- Ruby Goldstein as himself
- Norman Rose as Lieutenant
- David Kurlan as Bartender
- Ralph Stantley as Nick, the Announcer
- Shorty Linton as himself
- Anita Ellis as herself - Nightclub Vocalist
- Ellis Larkins as himself
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ A. W. (November 4, 1953). "The Joe Louis Story (1953) At the Holiday". The New York Times.
External links
[edit]- The Joe Louis Story at IMDb
- The Joe Louis Story at AllMovie
- The Joe Louis Story at the TCM Movie Database
- The Joe Louis Story at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Joe Louis Story is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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- 1953 films
- Film noir
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- American black-and-white films
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- Cultural depictions of Joe Louis
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