Spirit of Youth

Spirit of Youth
Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Produced by Lew Golder
Written by Arthur Hoerl
Starring Joe Louis
Clarence Muse
Edna Mae Harris
Music by Eliot Carpenter
Clarence Muse
Cinematography Robert E. Cline
Edited by Carl Pierson
Production
company
Distributed by Globe Pictures Corp.
Release date
  • January 20, 1938 (1938-01-20) (Washington, DC)
  • April 1, 1938 (1938-04-01) (US)
  • November 4, 1938 (1938-11-04) (London)
Running time
66 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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. (According to IMDb, the Spanish title is La vida de Joe Louis, which translates to The Life of Joe Louis.)

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 (as Jesse Lee Brooks)
  • Marguerite Whitten as Eleanor Thomas (as Margaret Whitten)
  • Clarence Brooks as Speedy
  • The Plantation Choir as Church Choir
  • The Creole Chorus as The Creole Chorus
  • The Big Apple Dancers as Dancers
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