A Hit with a Miss (1945)
Shemp Howard is a prizefighter in this Columbia All-Star Comedy who has a complex that leaves him a coward and unable to fight unless he hears "Pop Goes the Weasel." He hears it enough here, from various and outlandish sources, to eventually win his championship match.
- Released
- 1945-12-13
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jules White, Jack White
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Shemp Howard as Rameses - Prizefighter
- Charley Rogers as Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
- Robert B. Williams as Jonesy
- Marilyn Johnson as Rameses' Fiancee
- Heinie Conklin as Referee (uncredited)
- Lew Davis as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
- Larry Fine as Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Arthur Housman as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Johnny Kascier as Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)
- Sam Lufkin as Spectator (uncredited)
- Frank Mills as Spectator (uncredited)
- Joe Palma as Killer Kilduff (uncredited)
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