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The Joe Louis Story

1953, Movie, NR, 88 mins

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Told in flashback, THE JOE LOUIS STORY is an honest, humanistic film biography that shows "the Brown Bomber" as a man, not a god, and is all the better for it. Coley Wallace, a one-time amateur boxer of some renown, plays the title role, and is an uncanny lookalike for the champ. The story begins in Detroit as Louis slowly works his way to the top, and includes the famous bouts with the German fighter Max Schmeling (Buddy Thorpe), as well as Louis' disastrous comeback in 195... read more leave a comment
Year: 1953
Rated NR

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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

 

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Synopsis: The career of the Brown Bomber recounted by a sportswriter.
Free | Starz

Posted: 8/28/2009
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