The Joe Louis Story (1953)

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Release Date: Sep 18, 1953 Wide

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Coley Wallace plays the title role in The Joe Louis Story. Told in flashback, the film recounts the pugilistic career of "the Brown Bomber" from the early 1930s to his misguided comeback attempt opposite Rocky Marciano in 1951. The film's high point is Louis' defeat of Germany's Max Schmeling; its low point (dramatically, not quality-wise) is the breakup of Louis's marriage. Evidently for legal reasons, most of the character names in the film are fictional. Many of the fight scenes are culled

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Sports & Fitness, Classics

Directed By: Robert Gordon

Written By: Robert Sylvester

In Theaters: Sep 18, 1953 Wide

Cast

Coley Wallace
Joe Louis
Paul Stewart
Tad McGeehan
Hilda Simms
Marva Louis
James Edwards
Chappie Blackburn
John Marley
Mannie Seamon
Dotts Johnson
Julian Black
Evelyn Ellis
Mrs. Barrow
Carl Rocky Latimer
Arthur Pine
John Marriott
Sam Langford
P. Jay Sidney
Handler
Isaac Jones
Johnny Kingston
Royal Beal
Mike Jacobs
Ruby Goldstein
Himself
Anita Ellis
Norman Rose
Buddy Thorpe
Max Schmeling
Ossie Davis
Ralph Stantley

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Sub-mediocre bio about Brown Bomber that should have been better.

October 23, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

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It's only the boxing footage that gives the film some life.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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