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A Hit with a Miss

0 %|Dec 13, 1945|Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Jules White
Director
Jack White
Screenplay
Larry Fine
Story
Curly Howard
Story
Moe Howard
Story

Cast

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Shemp Howard
Rameses - Prizefighter
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Charley Rogers
Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
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Marilyn Johnson
Rameses' Fiancee
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Heinie Conklin
Referee (uncredited)
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Lew Davis
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Larry Fine
Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Arthur Housman
Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Johnny Kascier
Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)
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Sam Lufkin
Spectator (uncredited)
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Frank Mills
Spectator (uncredited)
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Joe Palma
Killer Kilduff (uncredited)
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Wally Rose
Scarred Fighter (uncredited)
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Victor Travis
Spectator with Toupee (uncredited)
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John Tyrrell
Spud McGurn (uncredited)
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Harry Watson
Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Blackie Whiteford
Fighter (uncredited)
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Al Thompson
Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)