Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

Directed by

Reginald Le Borg

Genre

boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

NR

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer named Joe Palooka navigates his career and personal life with the help of his manager and girlfriend. This is the first movie in a series that follows his adventures in and out of the ring.

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What happens

Joe Palooka, Champ is a 1946 American film featuring the comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka. This film from Monogram Pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven total entries: Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946) Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947) Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948) Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949) Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950) Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) Leon Errol as Palooka's manager Knobby actually receives top billing in each of the first nine entries. James Gleason replaced Errol in the role for the last two films. Elyse Knox as girlfriend Ann Howe is replaced by various actresses in the role after the first eight films. Also debuting as series regulars in this film (seen in about half the series) were Sarah Padden and Michael Mark as Joe's Mom and Pop. Joe Kirkwood Jr. plays Joe Palooka in all eleven films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)
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• Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)
• Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950)
• Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)