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
Spirit of the Game (film) - to the world. The "Deseret News" criticised the "stiff acting" in the movie, but highlighted Piro's performance and described the story as "compelling". "The Salt Lake Tribune" thought the film was full of "ponderous piety" but praised Sorbo for adding some gravitas to his role. Spirit of the Game (film) Spirit of the Game is a 2016 biographical film written and directed by Darran Scott aka Darran Page with cinematography by Brian J. Breheny ("The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"). The film is based on the true story of the Mormon Yankees, an American basketball team which