Joe Palooka in the Knockout

"Joe kayoes a gambling gang in his third big film hit!"

1947 1h 12m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 2★6.8IMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh, the manager of Joe Palooka trying to talk his way out of a traffic citation, and the story leading to that point is told in flashback as narrated by Walsh. Heavyweight champion Joe, after knocking out an opponent who later died in his dressing room, feels responsible and threatens to give up boxing. But the dead fighter's fiance thinks he died as the result of a drug that was given to him by a gang of gamblers, who made a rich haul betting on Palooka. Joe, Knobby and the police unite to run down the gamblers, but not before Joe also is nearly murdered by the same means...a poisoned mouthpiece. Elyse Knox is along as Joe's sweetheart Anne Howe, although Anne and Joe had long been married in the comic strip.

“Joe kayoes a gambling gang in his third big film hit!”

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Cast

Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Morris Carnovsky
Howard Abbott
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
Billy House
Sam Wheeler
Trudy Marshall
Nina
Marc Lawrence
John Mitchell
Whitford Kane
Max Steele

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: Nedrick Young
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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79 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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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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CAST

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Leon Errol and Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Morris Carnovsky carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Joe kayoes a gambling gang in his third big film hit!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039514 — 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. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
279 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.
5Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by William A. Sickner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Leon Errol and Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Morris Carnovsky carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Joe kayoes a gambling gang in his third big film hit!".
8IMDB entry: tt0039514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.