The Joe Louis Story
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The Joe Louis Story is a 1953 American film directed by Robert Gordon.
William Thourlby appears uncredited as Max Schmeling
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Cast
- Coley WallaceColey WallaceColey Wallace was an American actor and heavyweight boxer who outpointed by Rocky Marciano in a three-round amateur fight....
as Joe LouisJoe LouisJoseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time... - Hilda SimmsHilda SimmsHilda Simms was an African-American stage actress, best known for her starring role on Broadway in Anna Lucasta.-Early years:...
as Marva Trotter Louis - Paul StewartPaul Stewart (actor)Paul Stewart was an American character actor known for his tough, guttural voice. He frequently portrayed villains and mobsters throughout his lengthy career....
as Tad McGeehan - James EdwardsJames Edwards (actor)James Edwards was an African American actor in films and television. His most famous role was as Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film Home of the Brave, in which he portrayed a soldier experiencing racial prejudice while serving in the South Pacific during World War II...
as Jack "Chappie" BlackburnJack BlackburnCharles Henry "Jack" Blackburn was an American boxer and boxing trainer.-Biography:He was born in New Year's Day, January 1, 1883.... - John MarleyJohn MarleyJohn Marley was an American actor who was known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in Love Story and as Jack Woltz— the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head of his prized horse in his bed—in The Godfather...
as Mannie Seamon - Dots JohnsonDots JohnsonHylan Johnson , professionally known as Dots Johnson and Dotts Johnson, was an African American stage and film actor. He was best known for his roles as the American MP in Roberto Rossellini's 1946 feature Paisan and as the boxing manager in the 1953 production The Joe Louis Story.-External links:...
as Julian Black - Evelyn Ellis as Mrs. Barrows
- Carl 'Rocky' Latimer as Arthur Pine
- John MarriottJohn Marriott (actor)John Marriott was an American film and television actor.Marriott was born in Boley, Indian Territory which is now a part of Oklahoma. He died in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.-Selected filmography:...
as Sam Langford - Ike JonesIke JonesIke Jones is a producer and actor who is perhaps best known as the former husband of actress Inger Stevens...
as Johnny Kingston - P. Jay Sidney as John Roxborough, Handler
- Royal Beal as Mike JacobsMike Jacobs (boxing)Michael Strauss Jacobs was a boxing promoter, arguably the most powerful in the sport from the mid-1930's until his effective retirement in 1946...
- Herbert Ratner as Newspaper man
- Ruby GoldsteinRuby Goldstein"Ruby" Goldstein , the "Jewel Of The Ghetto," was an American boxer and prize fight referee.-Boxing career:Before he became a referee, Goldstein boxed professionally from 1925 to 1937...
as Himself - Norman RoseNorman RoseNorman Rose was an actor, film narrator and radio announcer whose velvety baritone was often called "the Voice of God" by colleagues...
as Lieutenant - David Kurlan as Bartender
- Ralph Stantley as Nick, the Announcer
- Shorty Linton as Himself
- Anita EllisAnita Kert EllisAnita Kert Ellis is a Canadian-born American singer and actress. Born to Orthodox Jewish parents, Harry and Lillian Pearson Kert, her younger brother was actor/singer Larry Kert ....
as Herself - Nightclub Vocalist - Ellis LarkinsEllis LarkinsEllis Larkins was an African-American jazz pianist born in Baltimore, Maryland, perhaps best known for his two recordings with Ella Fitzgerald, the albums Ella Sings Gershwin and Songs in a Mellow Mood .Larkins was the first African American to attend the Peabody Conservatory of Music, a...
as Himself
William Thourlby appears uncredited as Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing, and became worldwide social events because of their national associations...
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Soundtrack
- Anita EllisAnita Kert EllisAnita Kert Ellis is a Canadian-born American singer and actress. Born to Orthodox Jewish parents, Harry and Lillian Pearson Kert, her younger brother was actor/singer Larry Kert ....
and the Ellis Larkins Trio - "I'll Be Around" (by Alec WilderAlec WilderAlec Wilder was an American composer.-Biography:...
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