The film is also known as the great schnozzle in the united kingdom. Trying to placate the baby, he encounters joe palooka at the local ice cream parlor while trying to. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. In this first entry in the pugilistic comedy series based on ham fishers longrunning comic strip, joe palooka is seen before his boxing career took off. In this installment, palooka is blinded during a fight, then. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save knobbys honor. It debuted april 19, 1930, and by 1948, it was ranked as one of the five most popular newspaper comic strips. Ctva us drama the joe palooka story guild films1954. The definitive the story of joe palooka radio log with alan reed. His first client is butch wilkers, who turns out to be quite a handful.
Joe palooka in winner take all 1948 boxer joe palooka joe kirkwood jr. Mppda mpaa the motion picture production code film numbers. Joe palooka made his movie debut in palooka 1934 with stuart erwin in the. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 leon errol, joe kirkwood jr. The strip was adapted to a shortlived 15minute cbs radio series, 12 featurelength films chiefly from monogram pictures, nine vitaphone film shorts, a 1954 syndicated. As knobby trains joe, gangsters intervene and attempt to insure that the young fighter takes a dive.
Joe palooka is an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher. In 1948, father and son both made the cut at the u. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Monograms lowbudget, highgrossing joe palooka series carries on in this 66minute entry. Title director cast genre notes abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Japanese soldiers still fighting world war ii find a u. The strip was adapted to a shortlived 15minute cbs radio series, 12 featurelength films chiefly from monogram pictures, nine vitaphone film shorts. Joe palooka, champ is a 1946 american film featuring the popular comicstrip boxer joe palooka. Fighting mad joe kirkwood as joe palooka, leon errol 1948. His trainer knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe palooka in winner take all 1948 movie moviefone.
We point you in the right direction and youre free to expand on it, extend it. Joe palooka in the big fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by cy endfield, based on the comic strip by ham fisher. However, when mcswatt and his manager trick joe into a rematch, its time to test his real boxing talent. Paul scardon 6 may 1874 in melbourne, victoria, australia 17 january 1954 in fontana, california was an actor, a producer, and a director on both australian and new york stages when he was 15, scardon debuted on stage as a contortionist in vaudeville. When two fighters play a practical joke on knobby, it turns into a tragedy for a little boy. The film was adapted by jack jevne, arthur kober, gertrude purcell, murray roth and ben ryan from the comic strip. Joe kirkwood plays joe palooka, the softhearted pugilist created for the funny papers by ham fisher.
Paul scardon 6 may 1874 in melbourne, victoria, australia 17 january 1954 in fontana, california was an actor, a producer, and a director on both australian and new york stages. They get lost in the desert and are captured by soldiers and taken to the hidden city of sheik ibibenabou. Many of the joe palooka films from monogram pictures are posted on youtube currently. Fighting mad 1948 a monogram pictures sportscomedy. After i bought the movie, amazon appears to have changed the listing to reflect the correct movie, but the quality is still that of a dvdr copy of a vhs tape, so if you are looking for death. Joe palooka was a newspaper comic strip character created by ham fisher that appeared for the first time in april 1930 and lasted for over 50 years who was described by fisher as a big, good. Gang fights street fights cat fights hair pulling punches kicks takedowns headbutts it s all here in one uncensored video. When the younger kirkwood won the 1949 philadelphia inquirer open, they became the third father and son. Joe palooka, worlds heavyweight boxing champion, wins his fight and retains his crown, but loses his eyesight following the fight. Palooka is a 1934 american precode comedy film directed by benjamin stoloff starring jimmy durante and based on the comic strip by ham fisher. The movie recorded on the dvd is a very poor quality copy of death force 1978 which was later retitled fighting mad apparently for tv release. 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. 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.
For over fifty years, prizefighter joe palooka, his colorful manager knobby walsh, his girlfriend ann howe, and the many other characters that populated ham fishers famous comic strip brought enjoyment to millions of devoted readers. Joe palooka, champ is a 1946 american film featuring the popular comicstrip boxer joe. When country boy joe palooka, the son of exboxing champion pete palooka, knocks out dynamite wilson during an argument, knobby walsh, wilsons manager, declares him a pugilistic genius and talks him into signing a contract. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Color, 14x11 lobby card for fighting mad 1948, the fifth film based on comic book boxer joe palooka played by joe kirkwood, jr. Backyard fighting more over it s time to get fighting mad. Here is the catalogue of videos from our collection of movies with sound. Ham fishers famous comicstrip pugilist joe palooka is again portrayed by joe kirkwood here. Another of the many joe palooka bmovies made from the 30s to the 50s joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance joe s sidekick gets a sort of top billing.
Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 release info imdb. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable. Open, the first father and son duo to do so a record they held until 2004. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Starring joe malo, pat flynn, bill leddy, jim dionne, paul malo, rich dionne and. On a transport ship, the men are shown the movie bare knuckles, starring joe. He progressed from that to pantomime and then joined a troupe headed by j.
His blindness is kept a secret by his manager, knobby walsh, and an operation restores his sight but he is ordered to remain inactive for a year, so he announces his retirement. 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. At first joe states he doesnt need one, but chaunceys wife explains that theyre broke because chauncey hasnt been able to get a fight in 10 years. The most raw hardcore bone crushing blooddripping footage ever captured on tape. Overview of gentleman joe palooka, 1946, directed by cyril endfield, with leon errol, joe kirkwood jr. Maggleheimer synopsis chauncey, a former fighter, tries to get hired as joe s bodyguard. 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. When he was 15, scardon debuted on stage as a contortionist in vaudeville. Joe palooka audiobook audio theater listen instantly.
Another of the many joe palooka bmovies made from the 30s to the 50s joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance joes sidekick gets a sort of top billing. Vitaphones first short film featuring joe palooka was 1936s for the love of. It is an entry in monograms lowbudget, highgrossing joe palooka series. The strip debuted on april 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. Joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance 1950 overview. 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. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 company credits imdb. Sheik ibibenabou bets sultan jeb alltrash that palooka can beat his champion in a boxing match. Joe palooka is an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by. Mad joe is a film by jennifer guay, joe daigle and rich dionne. This film from monogram pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels.
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. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 plot summary imdb. Stuart erwin, the lead joe palooka protagonist character. An operation restores his vision, but hes told not to fight for a year. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Williamson, touring new zealand and australia for five years. This period, which witnessed an explosion of englishcanadian comic book publishing, is now described as the canadian golden age of comics. Knobby refuses, saying even in west wokkington falls he could stage a record bout. This time, joe is framed on a bum rap by a group of gamblers. Fighting mad 1948 starring leon errol joe kirkwood jr elyse knox. Fighting mad movie cast lobby card signed cosigned by.
In 1945, joes adventures came to radio in a daily series. The story begins as he is discovered by knobby walsh, a keeneyed manager. Overview of joe palooka in fighting mad, 1948, directed by reginald leborg, with leon errol, joe kirkwood, elyse knox, at turner classic movies. This public domain film was originally released as. His blindness is kept a secret by his manager, knobby walsh, and an operation restores his sight but he is ordered to remain inactive for a. 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.