Keep Punching (1939 film)
1939 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keep Punching is a 1939 film about boxing. Its primary character is Henry Armstrong (born Henry Jackson).[1] Unlike most films of the era, its cast was composed entirely of African Americans.
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Directed by | John Clein[1] |
Screenplay by | Marcy Klauber[1] |
Story by | John Rosamond Johnson[1] |
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Edited by | Al. Harburger[1] |
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Production companies | M. C. Pictures, Inc.[1] |
Distributed by | State Rights[1] |
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Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28,000[2] |
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The film includes Whitey's Lindy Hoppers (Lindy Hop) performing the much imitated Big Apple Routine.[3] A film clip of the dance scene was also released as the short “Jittering Jitterbugs” in 1943 showing the Big Apple routine choreographed by Frankie Manning and the a Jitterbug dance competition that followed in the film.[4]