Any chance he gets to combine the two is like the chocolate syrup on a sundae. Knobby refuses, saying even in west wokkington falls he could stage a record bout. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 gangsters trying to fix fights frame. In september 1948, a limestone joe palooka statue in a flowing cape was erected on a hill overlooking route 37 in indiana. Joe palooka in winner take all 1948 movie moviefone. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 leon errol, joe kirkwood jr. Sep 26, 2011 the fight nerd loves two things comics and mma. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 cy endfield synopsis.
The joe palooka story, popularly known simply as joe palooka, was a 1954 syndicated television series starring kirkwood and featuring former boxing champion maxie rosenbloom as humphrey pennyworth. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I have some of the largest collections of film noir pictures, and related tv shows, allowed on youtube. This film from monogram pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels. Brand harvey comics h editing leon harvey color full color dimensions standard golden age u. Watch full episodes of the joe palooka story and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. But after much criticism affects palookas boxoffice receipts, knobby agrees to the palookagrady fight for the championship. Based on the comic strip by ham fisher, this comedy portrays the exploits of a fasttalking boxing manager and the young fighter he is. Example of joe palooka sunday by ham fisher and tony di preta, december 3, year unknown. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 gangsters trying to fix fights frame boxer joe palooka joe kirkwood for. Joe palookas film career spanned twenty b films between 1934 and 1951. Better known as a boxing emcee, joe antonacci recently obtained.
All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Sep 29, 2010 one of the all time great movies and certainly one of the all time great scenes from bad day at black rock. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The definitive the story of joe palooka radio program log with biographies of alan reed. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. But, on the eve of the bout, gradys manager talmadge, conway and doctor benson taylor holmeshave joe drugged, and the boxing commissioner vacates.
The professor plans to make joe throw a fight and shows up at the fight dressed as annes aunt. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Joe palooka in the big fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by cy. On a transport ship, the men are shown the movie bare knuckles, starring joe. When slippery fight manager knobby walsh happens to discover joe s surprising punching power, he signs him.
If this film had been made a year later, she would have been forced to cover up. Gangsters trying to fix fights frame boxer joe palooka joe kirkwood for murder. Airing every tuesday and thursday at the dinner hour, the story of joe palooka launched with a huge promotion throughout the u. Next time, try using the search term knox of joe palooka movies crossword or knox of joe palooka movies crossword clue when searching for help with your puzzle on the web. But, on the eve of the bout, gradys manager talmadge, conway and doctor benson taylor holmeshave joe drugged, and. The kid from cleveland, 1949, comedy, the 48 world series champion. The prizefighter joe palooka s popularity soars after his manager, knobby walsh, explains to reporters how clean living is responsible for joe s success. The film deals with new york city advertising executive bill compton. Joe and anne palooka, along with joe s trainer knobby, are vacationing when they a kidnapped by the professor and his gang.
But after much criticism affects palooka s boxoffice receipts, knobby agrees to the palooka grady fight for the championship. Overview of joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance, 1950, directed by jean yarbrough, with leon errol, joe kirkwood jr. The film was adapted by jack jevne, arthur kober, gertrude purcell, murray roth and ben ryan from the comic strip. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 plot keywords imdb. Joe palooka in the big fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by cy endfield, based on the comic strip by ham fisher. This public domain film was originally released as. Another of the many joe palooka bmovies made from the 30s to the 50s. Palooka is a 1934 comedy film directed by benjamin stoloff starring jimmy durante. First line reads, oh im so sorry you cant drink joe.
Joe palooka, champ is a 1946 american film featuring the popular comicstrip boxer joe palooka. Joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance 1950 overview. South of wilkesbarre, pennsylvania on the way to the town of mountain top, pennsylvania is joe palooka mountain, named in the. Palooka 1934 has wonderful actor work by jimmy durante, lupe velez, and robert armstrongthis movie is an example of extremely good acting worth seeing, but brought down by notsogood directing, script writing, and dull casting choices esp. The square deal boxing corporation crooked as a snakes hind leg, through gordon rogers tom neal, tries to make a deal with knobby walsh leon errol whereby it will own thirty percent of the contract with heavyweight champion joe palooka joe kirkwood jr. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Joe palooka in the big fight e joe palooka in the counterpunch, sesto e. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 cast and crew moviefone. Palooka is a 1934 american precode comedy film directed by benjamin stoloff starring jimmy durante and based on the comic strip by ham fisher. Poster for the 1949 american film joe palooka in the big fight. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 plot summary imdb. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Jul 21, 2012 palooka is a 1934 comedy film directed by benjamin stoloff starring jimmy durante.
The prizefighter joe palookas popularity soars after his manager, knobby walsh, explains to reporters how clean living is responsible for joes success. Stuart erwin, the lead joe palooka protagonist character. It is an entry in monograms lowbudget, highgrossing joe palooka series. Mad 1948 joe palooka in winner take all 1948 joe palooka in the big fight 1949 joe. Joe palooka in the big fight starring leon errol and joe. Joe and anne palooka, along with joes trainer knobby, are vacationing when they a kidnapped by the professor and his gang. Peter boyle delivers a strong and raw performance as joe curran, a racist factory worker who hates hippies and blacks. Joe palooka, champ is a 1946 american film featuring the popular.
It wasnt a huge hit, but did well enough for a lowbudget film, and inspired a number of sequels which, in fact, continued to come out until well into the 1950s. 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. Lost tv classics featuring the joe palooka story dvdr. This article appeared in the books and arts section of the print edition under the. In the second film of monograms joe palooka series, joe is used, by two. Based on the comic strip by ham fisher, this comedy portrays the exploits of a fasttalking boxing manager and the young fighter he is mentoring. Overview of joe palooka in the big fight, 1949, directed by cyril endfield, with leon errol, joe kirkwood, david bruce, at turner classic movies. One of the all time great movies and certainly one of the all time great scenes from bad day at black rock.
Their major competitor in books of comic strip reprints was frederick a. Joe lopez, a 14yearold featured in the film, weighs nearly 400 pounds. Touting over 10,000,000 fans of the comic strip, heinz 57s spot ads of the era heralded the new series as the greatest 15 minutes of fun on the air. Mayme walks out on her husband, pete palooka, after he wins the middleweight championship and shows his proclivity for life in the fast lane.
See the full list of joe palooka in the big fight cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Joe palooka in the counterpunch 1949 the comicstrip pugilist joe kirkwood jr. The same goes for jimmy durantes role of fight manager knobby walsh. Aug 05, 2011 based on the comic strip by ham fisher, this comedy portrays the exploits of a fasttalking boxing manager and the young fighter he is mentoring. Comedy melodrama, featuring joe palooka, a conspiracy is uncovered, which aims to take over the entire field of boxing. He plays a really inept fighter and stupid guy in general who is endearing for awhile but wears thin. The film is also known as the great schnozzle in the united kingdom.
The movie was adapted by jack jevne, arthur kober, gertrude purcell. Joe palooka in the big fight 1949 release info imdb. Heres whats coming to all the streaming platforms in june. Joe palooka in winner take all 1948 boxer joe palooka joe kirkwood jr. Joe palooka in the big fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by cy endfield, based. The men later beg joe to tell the story of how he became champ. Sports films have been made since the era of silent films, such as the 1915 film the. Joe palooka in the counterpunch 1949 movie moviefone.
The definitive the story of joe palooka radio log with alan reed. W mike bullock a fernando peniche ca michael marsicano mma fighter joe palooka is a fastrising starbut his dependence on the dangerous and eccentric billionaire mma fight team owner tommy chang could turn deadly at any moment. Comedydrama, french film about player kicked off the team for fighting with the star. It was the second of the longrunning joe palooka series plot. The definitive the story of joe palooka radio log with. Joe has no choice but to fight a 500pound sumo wrestler to prove himself to tommy chang and his team china.
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