A Hit with a Miss

Name: A Hit with a Miss
Director: Jules White
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1945-12-13
Duration: 16 min
Cast: Shemp Howard, Charley Rogers, Robert B. Williams, Marilyn Johnson, Heinie Conklin

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1945 · 16 min · NR · Comedy · TMDB 6.7/10

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.

Directed by Jules White

Cast

Shemp Howard — Rameses - Prizefighter
Charley Rogers — Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Robert B. Williams — Jonesy
Marilyn Johnson — Rameses' Fiancee
Heinie Conklin — Referee (uncredited)