THE JOE LEWIS STORY
"THE JOE LEWIS STORY" (1953)
SYNOPSIS: "As a teenager, African American Joe Louis gives up on the violin to try his hand at boxing. A few years later, he' s the 1934 Golden Gloves champion. He goes pro, trains with Chappie Blackburn, and enjoys an unprecedented string of victories. But Louis faces more than just tough opponents in the ring. Prejudice follows him throughout his career, and his bouts with Germany's Max Schmeling are fraught with racial tension on an international level."
STARRING: Joe Lewis, Coley Wallace, Ossie Davis, Hilda Simms, Paul Stewart, James Edwards, Dots Johnson, Evelyn Ellis, John Marley, John Marriot, Carl Rocky and Ike Jones.
SCREENPLAY: Robert Sylvester
DIRECTOR: Robert Gordon
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