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Joe Palooka in the Big Fight is a film of genre Drama directed by Cy Endfield released in USA on 6 march 1949 with Leon Errol
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
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Add to a movie listJoe Palooka in the Big Fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by Cy Endfield, based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher. It is an entry in Monogram's low-budget, high-grossing "Joe Palooka" series.
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Joe is framed by gamblers who hope to fix the outcome of an upcoming boxing match. When Joe manages to clear his name, the gamblers frame the scrupulously honest boxer with murder. On the run from the law, Joe is forced to turn gumshoe and solve the murder himself--and he'd better hurry if he's going to get to the Big Fight on time.Actors
Leon Errol
(Knobby Walsh)
David Bruce
(Tom Conway)
George O'Hanlon
(Louie)
Ian MacDonald
(Mike)
Lou Lubin
(Talmadge)
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