Joe Palooka, Champ

OUT OF THE COMICS...INTO YOUR HEART! Everybody's Favorites Brought To Life In A Rousing Action-Romance!

Duration: 70 min

Release date: 1946-05-26

IMDB

After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits small town boy Joe Palooka to take his place. First in the series.

Comedy

Joe Palooka, Champ

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as Knobby Walsh

Joe Kirkwood Jr.

Joe Kirkwood Jr.

Eduardo Ciannelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Ronnie Brewster

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Long-Count Bowman

as Mrs. Stafford

as Mrs. Van Pragg

as Louie, the Louisiana Lion

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

as Manuel Ortiz

Henry Armstrong

Henry Armstrong

as Henry Armstrong

as Rosie Palooka

as Jimmy McLarnin

as Roger Daniel

as Herman (Pop) Palooka

Ceferino García

Ceferino García

as Ceferino Garcia

as Waldo, the Wyoming Wildcat

as Radio Announcer

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

as Freddie Wells

as Fight Commissioner

as Mrs. Oberlander

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Associate Producer

Reginald Le Borg

Reginald Le Borg

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