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Boxer Jack Jefferson () is the worlds reigning heavyweight boxing champion. Theres just one problem, he is also the first black heavyweight champion, and that bothers a lot of people. Jacks celebration is cut short, as Jack is framed for crossing a state line with Eleanor, his white fiancé ( in her first film role), a violation of the Mann Act. Facing a prison sentence, Jack escapes to Europe, with Eleanor in tow, encountering problems in England, and then France, and eventually landing in Cuba. In Havana, Jack agrees to enter the boxing ring for what might be the bout of his life. Both Jones and Alexander were nominated for Oscars.
Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) as a boxer, dealing with the racism and hatred of early-20th century white America. He is not only the first black heavyweight contender; he is also in love with a white woman. Jefferson must not only deal with the hatred of whites, he must also deal with the ostracism of some members of the black community who feel he has sold out.
James Earl Jones
Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander
Eleanor
Lou Gilbert
Goldie
Joel Fluellen
Tick
Chester Morris
Pop Weaver
Robert Webber
Dixon
Marlene Warfield
Clara
R.G. Armstrong
Cap'n Dan
Hal Holbrook
Cameron
Beah Richards
Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn
Scipio
Lloyd Gough
Smitty
George Ebeling
Fred
Larry Pennell
Brady
Roy Glenn
Pastor
Bill Walker
Deacon
Marcel Dalio
French Promoter
Rodolfo Acosta
El Jefe
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