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A Hit with a Miss

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Calorie Rating: 22
Released: 1945-12-13
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 16 Minutes
Studios: Columbia Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Jules White
Director


Cast

Shemp Howard
Character: Rameses - Prizefighter
Charley Rogers
Character: Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Robert B. Williams
Character: Jonesy

Marilyn Johnson
Character: Rameses' Fiancee
Heinie Conklin
Character: Referee (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Character: Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Larry Fine
Character: Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Character: Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Kascier
Character: Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Character: Killer Kilduff (uncredited)

Wally Rose
Character: Scarred Fighter (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Character: Spectator with Toupee (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Character: Spud McGurn (uncredited)

Harry Watson
Character: Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Character: Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Jack White
Screenplay