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  • Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
  • Approved
    66 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
Approved
66 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
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Director
Writers
Stanley Prager (story and screenplay) | Cy Endfield (additional dialogue) | Ham Fisher (characters)
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Updated Mar 6, 1949

Release date
Mar 6, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh Knobby Walsh   See fewer
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka (as Joe Kirkwood) Joe Palooka (as Joe Kirkwood)   See fewer
Lina Romay
Maxine Maxine   See fewer
David Bruce
Tom Conway Tom Conway   See fewer
Virginia Welles
Anne Howe Anne Howe   See fewer
Greg McClure
Dutch Grady Dutch Grady   See fewer
Taylor Holmes
Dr. Benson Dr. Benson   See fewer
Lou Lubin
Talmadge Talmadge   See fewer
Bert Conway
Pee Wee Pee Wee   See fewer
Lyle Talbot
Lt. Muldoon Lt. Muldoon   See fewer
Benny Baker
Fight Secretary Fight Secretary   See fewer
Eddie Gribbon
Canvasback Canvasback   See fewer
Jack Roper
Scranton Scranton   See fewer
Frances Osborne
Wardrobe Mistress Wardrobe Mistress   See fewer
Harry Hayden
Commissioner Harris Commissioner Harris   See fewer
Frank Fenton
Detective Detective   See fewer
George Fisher
Beauty Contest Announcer Beauty Contest Announcer   See fewer
John Indrisano
Referee Referee   See fewer
Ted Pavelec
Tiny, a Prizefighter Tiny, a Prizefighter   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Chandler Chandler   See fewer
Dick Elliott
Sid (uncredited) Sid (uncredited)   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Pipe-Smoking Detective (uncredited) Pipe-Smoking Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
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