Spirit of Youth

Not to be confused with the 1929 film The 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. (According to IMDb, the Spanish title is La vida de Joe Louis, which translates to The Life of Joe Louis.)

Spirit of Youth
Directed by	Harry L. Fraser
Written by	Arthur Hoerl
Produced by	Lew Golder
Starring	Joe Louis Clarence Muse Edna Mae Harris
Cinematography	Robert E. Cline
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Music by	Elliot Carpenter Clarence Muse
Production company	Globe Pictures Corp.
Distributed by	Grand National Films Inc.
Release dates	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

Plot

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

External links

• Spirit of Youth at IMDb
• Spirit of Youth at the TCM Movie Database