An account of the life of boxer Joe Louis (Colley Wallace), who was world heavyweight champion from June 1937 to March 1949. Also included is archive newsreel footage of his major fights, and a look at his effect on the attitudes of all Americans during a time of racial intolerance.
Director: Robert Gordon
Producer: Stirling Phillipant
Writer: Robert Sylvester
Music: George Bassman
Cinematographer: Joseph C. Brun
Subject: Joe Louis
Actor: Coley Wallace
Actor: Hilda Simms
Actor: Paul Stewart
Actor: James Edwards
Actor: John Marley
Actor: Dots M. Johnson
Director: Robert Gordon
Producer: Stirling Silliphant