Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

"JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!"

1949 1h 14m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ActionComedyCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.

“JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!”

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Cast

Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
Marcel Journet
Anton Kindel
Sheila Ryan
Myra Madison
Harry Lewis
Chick Bennett
Frank Sully
Looie
Ian Wolfe
Professor Lilliquist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: Henry Blankfort, Cy Endfield, Cy Endfield
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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2 / 8

ERA

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77 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 Otho Lovering shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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

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7 / 8

WORLD

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Marketing tagline: "JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reginald Le Borg directs. William A. Sickner behind the camera. Otho Lovering 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.
277 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 Otho Lovering shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leon Errol and Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Elyse Knox carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!".
8IMDB entry: tt0041525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.