Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948 1h 14m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
John Hubbard
Charles Kennedy
Patricia Dane
Iris March
Charles Cane
George Wendell
Wally Vernon
Archie Stone
Frank Hyers
Ralph

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: John Bright, Ralph S. Lewis, Bernard D. Shamberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by William A. Sickner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Roy V. Livingston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Leon Errol and Elyse Knox carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Reginald Le Borg directs. William A. Sickner behind the camera. Roy V. Livingston cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Joe Palooka series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by William A. Sickner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Roy V. Livingston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Leon Errol and Elyse Knox carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0040492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.