The Joe Louis Story

1953 film by Robert Gordon
  • Coley Wallace
  • Hilda Simms
  • Paul Stewart
CinematographyJoseph C. BrunEdited byDave KumminsMusic byGeorge BassmanColor processBlack and white
Production
company
Walter P. Chrysler Jr.
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 18, 1953 (1953-09-18) (United States)
Running time
88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

Biographical film about the story of boxer Joe Louis and his rise from poverty to becoming heavyweight champion of the world.

Cast

Coley Wallace as Joe Louis
  • 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

References

  1. ^ A. W. (November 4, 1953). "The Joe Louis Story (1953) At the Holiday". The New York Times.

External links

  • The Joe Louis Story at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Joe Louis Story is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive


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