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.) 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