Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

"HILARIOUS HUMPHREY! He's worth his weight in LAUGHS"

1950 1h 2m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 1★6.5IMDB · 50

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Synopsis

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A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.

“HILARIOUS HUMPHREY! He's worth his weight in LAUGHS”

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Cast

Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Robert Coogan
Humphrey Pennyworth
Lois Collier
Anne Howe Palooka
Gil Lamb
Martin
Tom Neal
Gordon Rogers
Jack Kirkwood
Phiffeney
Mary Margaret Robinson
Mary (as Mary Happy)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean Yarbrough
Writers: Jeff Anjan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Joe Palooka series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Leon Errol and Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Robert Coogan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HILARIOUS HUMPHREY! He's worth his weight in LAUGHS".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042581 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean Yarbrough directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Joe Palooka series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Leon Errol and Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Robert Coogan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "HILARIOUS HUMPHREY! He's worth his weight in LAUGHS".
7IMDB entry: tt0042581 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.