The Joe Louis Story (1953)

Starring:

• Coley Wallace
• Paul Stewart
• Hilda Simms
• James Edwards
• John Marley
• Dots Johnson
• Evelyn Ellis
• Carl 'Rocky' Latimer
• John Marriott
• Ike Jones
• P. Jay Sidney
• Royal Beal

Storyline

This biographical drama tells the story of the "Brown Bomber's" rise from his impoverished childhood to his incredible rematch with Max Schmeling when Louis won the World Heavyweight Championship. Included are great film clips from his bouts with Primo Carnera, Max Baer, Max Schmeling, and Jim Braddock, plus footage of the 1942 "Night Of The Stars" at Madison Square Garden in New York. 

Bright Road (1953)

Starring:

• Dorothy Dandridge
• Philip Hepburn 
• Harry Belafonte 
• Barbara Randolph 
• Maidie Norman

Storyline
First-time teacher Jane Richards (Dorothy Dandridge) is troubled to learn that one of her students, C.T. Young (Philip Hepburn), has a history of taking two years to complete each grade. Although everyone else has given up on him, Jane resolves to get him through the fourth grade on a normal schedule. Gradually, she makes some headway, only to watch C.T. backslide when a friend and fellow student (Barbara Ann Sanders) suddenly dies. Jane, nevertheless, refuses to give up.