The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
Joe Louis | Joe Thomas |
Clarence Muse | Frankie Walburn |
Edna Mae Harris | Mary Bowdin |
Mae Turner | Flora Bailey |
Cleo Desmond | Nora Thomas |
Mantan Moreland | Creighton 'Crickie' Fitzgibbons |
Jewel Smith | Duke Emerald |
Tom Southern | Dr. Bowdin |
Jess Lee Brooks | Jeff Thomas |
Marguerite Whitten | Eleanor Thomas |
Clarence Brooks | Speedy |