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Joe Palooka, Champ: Directed by Reginald Le Borg. With Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Eduardo Ciannelli. Manager Knobby Walsh discovers young hunk Joe Palooka and trains him to fight the champ. Mobsters try to make life tough for Joe and his socialite girlfriend Anne. Cameos by several boxing stars.
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- Drama, Sport
- Reginald Le Borg
- 1946-05-28
Joe Palooka, Champ is a 1946 American film featuring the comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka. This film from Monogram Pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels: Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946) Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947) Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948) Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
He returned to feature-length films in 1946, when Monogram Pictures launched a series of 11 low-budget films starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as Joe, Leon Errol as Knobby and Elyse Knox as Ann Howe. The first in the series was Joe Palooka, Champ (1946); the series ended 1951, with Joe Palooka in Triple Cross .
Knobby begins the search for a new fighter by taking four fighters and handler Smoky on a tour of tank towns. He finds Joe Palooka, a natural boxer, in a small town. Anne Howe, a society girl passing through town, helps persuade the shy-and-gentle farm boy to sign a contract with Knobby.
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) was the first one, though there was a 1934 comedy, a rather good one, called Palooka, which was based on the same character. But this new "reboot", if you can call it that, lasted from 1946 to 1951 with 11 movies, before it was moved to TV in 1954 for one season there.
- Reginald Le Borg
- Monogram Pictures
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 10m 1946. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Manager Knobby Walsh discovers young hunk Joe Palooka and trains him to fight the champ. Mobsters try to make life tough for Joe and his socialite girlfriend Anne. Cameos by several boxing stars. Cast & Crew. Read More.
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) - Reginald Le Borg on AllMovie - In this first entry in the pugilistic comedy…
