''Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad'' is a 1948 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Reginald Le Borg Reginald Le Borg (11 December 1902 – 25 March 1989) was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna, Austria with the surname Groebel and directed 68 films between 1936 and 1974. Le Borg made a series of low-budget horror films at Un ...

and starring Leon Errol,

Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Reginald Thomas Kirkwood (30 May 1920 – 7 September 2006), better known as Joe Kirkwood Jr., was a professional golfer on the PGA Tour and a film actor. He started going by the name Joe Jr. in the late 1930s. Biography Kirkwood was born in Melb ...

and Elyse Knox. It was part of the ''

Joe Palooka ''Joe Palooka'' was an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. The strip debuted on April 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. It was cancelled in 1984. The strip was adapt ...

'' series, produced and distributed by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

.Drew p.175

Plot

Blinded during a fight, Joe Palooka is advised to take at least a year off from boxing. His manager Knobby Walsh finds another fighter, but when gangsters cause him trouble, Joe volunteers to climb back into the ring, against his doctor's advice.

Cast

Joe Kirkwood Jr. Reginald Thomas Kirkwood (30 May 1920 – 7 September 2006), better known as Joe Kirkwood Jr., was a professional golfer on the PGA Tour and a film actor. He started going by the name Joe Jr. in the late 1930s. Biography Kirkwood was born in Melb ...

as Joe Palooka * Leon Errol as Knobby * Elyse Knox as Anne *

Patricia Dane Patricia Dane (born Thelma Patricia Pippins, August 4, 1917 – June 5, 1995) was an American film actress of the 1940s. Early life Dane was born Thelma Patricia Pippins to William Pippins and Emma F. Montford. Sources differ as to her bi ...

as Iris March * John Hubbard as Charles Kennedy * Wally Vernon as Archie Stone * Horace McMahon as Truck Driver * Eddie Gribbon as Scranton *

Sarah Padden Sarah Ann Padden (16 October 1881 – 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film character actress. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. Her best-known single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage pro ...

as Mom Palooka * Herb Vigran as Reporter * Dewey Robinson as Fighter *

Emil Sitka Emil Sitka (December 22, 1914January 16, 1998) was a veteran American actor, who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and is best known for his numerous appearances with The Three Stooges. He is one of only two acto ...

as Photographer * Cy Kendall as Commissioner R.E. Carfter *

Frank Mayo Frank Mayo may refer to: * Frank M. Mayo (1839–1896), American actor and comedian * Frank Mayo (actor) Frank Lorimer Mayo (June 28, 1889 – July 9, 1963) was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949. Biograp ...

as Detective (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Drew, Bernard A. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013.

External links

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