Gentleman Joe Palooka is a 1946 American comedy action film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr., Leon Errol and Elyse Knox. It was the second of the Joe Palooka series which was made by Monogram Pictures.[1]

Gentleman Joe Palooka
Directed byCy Endfield
Screenplay byCy Endfield
Hal E. Chester
Based onJoe Palooka by Ham Fisher
Produced byHal E. Chester
StarringJoe Kirkwood, Jr.
Leon Errol
Elyse Knox
CinematographyWilliam A. Sickner
Edited byRalph Dixon
Music byEdward J. Kay
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Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1946 (1946-10-05)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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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 public is pleased with a hero who believes in drinking milk.

Joe's rich and unscrupulous Uncle Charlie sees a way to capitalize on Joe's good fortune. He schemes to make a land purchase, trading on Joe's good name, then blackmails Joe and Knobby once they figure out how they're being used. Joe's sweetheart Anne Howe tries to intervene as a legislative investigation of the land swindle begins, and Joe outfoxes thugs employed by Charlie to get to the hearings just in time and clear his name.

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References

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  1. ^ Vogel p.192

Bibliography

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  • Vogel, Michelle. Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire". McFarland, 2012.
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