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Joe Palooka, Champ is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Reginald Le Borg released in USA on 26 may 1946 with Leon Errol

Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

Joe Palooka, Champ
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Released in USA 26 may 1946
Length 1h10
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating56% 2.839542.839542.839542.839542.83954

Joe Palooka, Champ is a 1946 American film featuring the popular comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka. This film is the beginning of a series of eleven sequels from Monogram:


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)

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