Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

1949 1h 6m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Lina Romay
Maxine
David Bruce
Tom Conway
George O'Hanlon
Louie
Virginia Welles
Anne Howe
Greg McClure
Dutch Grady
Taylor Holmes
Dr. Benson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cy Endfield
Writers: Stanley Prager, Stanley Prager
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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77 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 Lina Romay carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-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.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Leon Errol and Joe Kirkwood Jr. and Lina Romay carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0041524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.