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Palooka is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Benjamin Stoloff released in USA on 26 january 1934 with Jimmy Durante

Palooka (1934)

Palooka
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Released in USA 26 january 1934
Length 1h26
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Action,    Musical
Rating59% 2.9904252.9904252.9904252.9904252.990425

Palooka is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff starring Jimmy Durante and based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher. The movie was adapted by Jack Jevne, Arthur Kober, Gertrude Purcell, Murray Roth and Ben Ryan from the comic strip.

The film is also known as The Great Schnozzle in the United Kingdom.

Synopsis

Joe Palooka (Stuart Erwin) is a naive young man whose father Pete (Robert Armstrong) was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme (Marjorie Rambeau) to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him. But when a shady boxing manager (Jimmy Durante) discovers Joe's natural boxing talent, Joe decides to follow him to the big city, where he becomes a champion and begins to follow his father's path of debauchery, much of it including the glamorous cabaret singer Nina Madero (Lupe Vélez). The film also stars William Cagney, the younger brother of actor James Cagney.

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