Joe Louis full-length films and two shorts, including a starring role in the 1938 movie "Spirit of Youth", in which he played a boxer with many similarities to himself. In 1953, Robert Gordon directed a movie about Louis's life, "The Joe Louis Story". Filmed in Hollywood, it starred Golden Gloves fighter Coley Wallace in the role of Louis. In all, Louis made 25 defenses of his heavyweight title from 1937 to 1948, and was a world champion for 11 years and 10 months. Both are still records in the heavyweight division, the former in any division. His most remarkable record is that
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