''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
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, the Spanish title is ''La vida de Joe Louis'', which translates to ''The Life of Joe Louis''.)
Plot
A rising boxer is led astray by a woman.
Cast
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Joe Louis as Joe Thomas
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Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a film, 1929's ''Hearts in Dixie''. He acted for ...
as Frankie Walburn
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Edna Mae Harris as Mary Bowdin
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Mae Turner as Flora Bailey
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Cleo Desmond as Nora Thomas
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Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actress in several films.
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as Creighton "Crickie" Fitzgibbons
* Jewel Smith as Duke Emerald
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Tom Southern as Dr. Bowdin
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Jess Lee Brooks
Jess Lee Brooks (June 10, 1894 – December 13, 1944), also known as Jesse Brooks, was an American actor. He is perhaps most famous for playing the African-American church preacher in the critically acclaimed motion picture ''Sullivan's Travels'', ...
as Jeff Thomas (as Jesse Lee Brooks)
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Marguerite Whitten as Eleanor Thomas (as Margaret Whitten)
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Clarence Brooks as Speedy
* The Plantation Choir as Church Choir
* The Creole Chorus as The Creole Chorus
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The Big Apple Dancers as Dancers
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American black-and-white films
American sports drama films
American boxing films
Films directed by Harry L. Fraser
1930s sports drama films
1938 drama films
1938 films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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