Spirit of Youth

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Spirit of Youth

1938

1h 6m

5.5(6 votes)

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The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.

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11 members

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Joe Louis

Joe Thomas

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Clarence Muse

Frankie Walburn

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Edna Mae Harris

Mary Bowdin

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Mae Turner

Flora Bailey

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Cleo Desmond

Nora Thomas

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Mantan Moreland

Creighton 'Crickie' Fitzgibbons

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Jewel Smith

Duke Emerald

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Tom Southern

Dr. Bowdin

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Jess Lee Brooks

Jeff Thomas

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Marguerite Whitten

Eleanor Thomas

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Clarence Brooks

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