A Hit with a Miss 78 years old

It's a laugh-loaded winner!

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.

Credits

A Hit with a Miss Cast

Name Character
Shemp Howard He was 50, 60 years old when he died as Rameses - Prizefighter
Larry Fine He was 43, 72 years old when he died as Professor Periwinkle (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Tyrrell He was 45, 48 years old when he died as Spud McGurn (uncredited)
Harry Watson He was 47, 102 years old when he died as Kid in Fight Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Fighter (uncredited)
Arthur Housman He was 56, 52 years old when he died as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin He was 54, 60 years old when he died as Spectator (uncredited)
Charley Rogers He was 58, 69 years old when he died as Jonesy
Marilyn Johnson She was 17, 79 years old when she died as Rameses' Fiancee
Wally Rose He was 34, 85 years old when he died as Scarred Fighter (uncredited)
Charley Rogers He was 58, 69 years old when he died as Professor Periwinkle (as Charles Rogers)
Frank Mills (British actor) He was 16, now 95 years old as Spectator (uncredited)

A Hit with a Miss Crew

Name Department
Jules White as Director. He was 45 (84) years old when He died Directing
A Hit with a Miss poster
A Hit with a Miss (78 years)

It's a laugh-loaded winner!

  • Release day: Thursday, December 13, 1945
  • Runtime: 16 minutes