About the film
A Hit with a Miss
Release Date: December 13, 1945
| Year | : | 1945 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | Columbia Pictures |
| Director | : | Jules White |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Jack White, Curly Howard |
| RunTime | : | 16 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Shemp Howard
Character : Rameses - Prizefighter
Charley Rogers
Character : Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Charley Rogers
Character : Jonesy
Marilyn Johnson
Character : Rameses' Fiancee
Heinie Conklin
Character : Referee (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Character : Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Larry Fine
Character : Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Character : Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Kascier
Character : Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Character : Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Character : Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Character : Killer Kilduff (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Character : Scarred Fighter (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Character : Spectator with Toupee (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Character : Spud McGurn (uncredited)
Harry Watson
Character : Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Character : Fighter (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Character : Ringside Spectator with Cigar
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