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
Memorial Hall of the Boxer Uprising temple. An altar was built at the temple's main entrance. The Boxer leaders would burn charms, and followers would then drink the ashes mixed in strong wine. They believed this could summon gods and ancient heroes and make them possess their body, rendering them resistant to the bullets fired by the Eight-Nation Alliance. The Red Lanterns supposedly stared at the setting sun to gain the ability to invoke lightning. In 1985, the building was restored and renamed Tianjin Boxer Rebellion Memorial Hall. The museum is still currently open. Exhibitions are held concerning the Boxer rebellion history and the Boxer leaders