The Joe Louis Story

The Joe Louis Story
Directed by	Robert Gordon
Written by	Robert Sylvester
Produced by	Stirling Silliphant
Starring	Coley Wallace Hilda Simms Paul Stewart
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
Release date	September 18, 1953 (1953-09-18) (United States)
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.

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

• List of boxing films

External links

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