Joe Palooka, Champ

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 total entries: 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) Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949) Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950) Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) Leon Errol as Palooka's manager Knobby actually receives top billing in each of the first nine entries. James Gleason replaced Errol in the role for the last two films. Elyse Knox as girlfriend Ann Howe is replaced by various actresses in the role after the first eight films.

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Release date:: 1946
Cast:: Elyse Knox, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joe Sawyer, Elisha Cook Jr., Warren Hymer
Genre:: Boxing
Country:: United States
Language:: English
Year page:: 1946 in adaptations