A Hit with a Miss
Jules White1945-12-13
It's a laugh-loaded winner!
5
16 min
Shemp Howard is a prizefighter in this Columbia All-Star Comedy who has a complex that leaves him a coward and unable to fight unless he hears "Pop Goes the Weasel." He hears it enough here, from various and outlandish sources, to eventually win his championship match.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Shemp Howard | Rameses - Prizefighter | Unowned |
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Charley Rogers | Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers) | Unowned |
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Robert B. Williams | Jonesy | Unowned |
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Marilyn Johnson | Rameses' Fiancee | Unowned |
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Heinie Conklin | Referee (uncredited) | Unowned |
|
Lew Davis | Ring Announcer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Larry Fine | Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Housman | Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Johnny Kascier | Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sam Lufkin | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Mills | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Palma | Killer Kilduff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wally Rose | Scarred Fighter (uncredited) | Unowned |
 |
Victor Travis | Spectator with Toupee (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Tyrrell | Spud McGurn (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Watson | Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Blackie Whiteford | Fighter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al Thompson | Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited) | Unowned |