Toy Story 5
2026 · Animation · Family
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Film / 1945
A Hit with a Miss
Directed by
Jules White
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Shemp HowardRameses - Prizefighter
Charley RogersProfessor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Robert B. WilliamsJonesy
Marilyn JohnsonRameses' Fiancee
Heinie ConklinReferee (uncredited)
Lew DavisRing Announcer (uncredited)
Larry FineProfessor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur HousmanFight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny KascierKilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)
Sam LufkinSpectator (uncredited)
Frank MillsSpectator (uncredited)
Joe PalmaKiller Kilduff (uncredited)
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