Movie Description
A Hit with a Miss
(1945)Overview
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
Rameses - Prizefighter
Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Jonesy
Rameses' Fiancee
Referee (uncredited)
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)
Spectator (uncredited)
Spectator (uncredited)
Killer Kilduff (uncredited)
Scarred Fighter (uncredited)
Spectator with Toupee (uncredited)
Spud McGurn (uncredited)
Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fighter (uncredited)
Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)
Facts
Original TitleA Hit with a Miss
Status Released
Release Information
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1945-12-13
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 16m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Comedy