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Spirit of Youth
Spirit
of Youth
is a 1938
boxing film
directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring then-heavyweight
world champion
Joe Louis
in a story with similarities to his own
real life
.
Premise
A
rising
boxer is led astray by
a woman
.
Cast
Joe Louis as
Joe Thomas
Clarence Muse
as Frankie Walburn
Edna Mae Harris
as Mary Bowdin
Mae Turner
as
Flora
Bailey
Cleo Desmond
as Nora Thomas
Mantan Moreland
as Creighton "Crickie"
Fitzgibbons
Jewel Smith as Duke
Emerald
Tom Southern as Dr. Bowdin
Jess Lee Brooks
as
Jeff Thomas
Marguerite Whitten
as Eleanor Thomas
Clarence Brooks
as Speedy
The Plantation
Choir as
Church Choir
The Creole
Chorus as The Creole Chorus
The Big Apple
Dancers as Dancers