''The Fight Never Ends'' is an American film with a crime fighting theme released in 1948. It was directed by Joe Lerner, with a cast that included boxer Joe Louis, Ruby Dee,

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. It was one of stage star Ruby Dee's first films. A poster for the film touted it with the slogan "The Brown Bomber Fights His Greatest Fight - Against Crime".

Cast

* Joe Louis as "The Champ" * Ruby Dee as Janey *

as Jerry, also known as "The Caper" * Gwendolyn Tynes *Elwood Smith as Howard "Howie" Robinson *

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as Frankie *

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* Milton Woods *Gilbert Whyte as Spider * William Leftwich as Cricket * Roger Furman

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fight Never Ends Joe Louis 1948 films American crime films 1940s American films