Watch A Hit with a Miss (1945) Official Trailer
It's a laugh-loaded winner!
6.7 / 10 IMDb December 13, 1945 0h 16m
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.
Director
Runtime
0h 16m
Release Date
December 13, 1945
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Shemp Howard
as Rameses - Prizefighter
Charley Rogers
as Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Robert B. Williams
as Jonesy
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Marilyn Johnson
as Rameses' Fiancee
Heinie Conklin
as Referee (uncredited)
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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)
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Joe Palma
as Killer Kilduff (uncredited)
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Wally Rose
as Scarred Fighter (uncredited)
Victor Travis
as Spectator with Toupee (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
as Spud McGurn (uncredited)
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Harry Watson
as Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
as Fighter (uncredited)
Al Thompson
as Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)
Production Companies
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