A Hit with a Miss (1945)
Overview
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 Howard
Rameses - Prizefighter
Charley Rogers
Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Robert B. Williams
Jonesy
Heinie Conklin
Referee (uncredited)
Larry Fine
Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Kascier
Kilduff's Trainer in Ring (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Spectator (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Spectator with Toupee (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Spud McGurn (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Fighter (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)Recommendations
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