The Fight Never Ends Explained

The Fight Never Ends is an American film with a crime fighting theme released in 1948. It was directed by Joe Lerner,with a cast that included boxer Joe Louis, Ruby Dee, The Mills Brothers, and Harrel Tillman.^[1] It was one of stage star Ruby Dee's first films.^[2]

A poster for the film touted it with the slogan "The Brown Bomber Fights His Greatest Fight - Against Crime".^[3]

Cast

• Joe Louis as "The Champ"^[4]
• Ruby Dee as Janey
• The Mills Brothers
• Harrel Tillman as Jerry, also known as "The Caper"
• Gwendolyn Tynes
• Elwood Smith as Howard "Howie" Robinson
• William Greaves as Frankie
• Emmett "Babe" Wallace
• Milton Woods
• Gilbert Whyte as Spider
• William Leftwich as Cricket
• Roger Furman

Notes and References

1. Book: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. America Film Institute. Staff. Alan. Gevinson. American Film. Institute. American Film. Afi. August 21, 1997. University of California Press. 9780520209640. Google Books.
2. Book: Sampson, Henry T.. Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films. August 21, 1995. Scarecrow Press. 9780810826052. Google Books.
3. Book: The Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary History of the African American Experience in Sport. David Kenneth. Wiggins. Patrick B.. Miller. August 21, 2003. University of Illinois Press. 9780252028205. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Fight Never Ends (1948) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.