Movies:
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
- Rating:
- Genre: Crime
- Movie Type: Sports Drama
- Director: Cy Raker Endfield
- Main Cast: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Jr., Lina Romay, David Bruce, George O'Hanlon
- Release Year: 1949
- Country: US
- Run Time: 66 minutes
Plot
Monogram's low-budget, high-grossing "Joe Palooka" series carries on in this 66-minute entry. Joe Kirkwood plays Joe Palooka, the soft-hearted pugilist created for the funny papers by Ham Fisher. This time, Joe is framed on a bum rap by a group of gamblers who hope to fix the outcome of an upcoming bout. When Joe manages to clear himself, the gamblers go a step farther by having the scrupulously honest boxer accused of murder. On the lam from the law, Joe is forced to solve the murder himself--and he'd better hurry if he's going to get to the Big Fight on time. Virginia Welles is cast as Joe's love interest Ann Howe, while comedian Leon Errol is afforded top billing as Joe's manager Knobby Walsh. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie GuideCast
- Leon Errol - Knobby Walsh
- Joe Kirkwood, Jr. - Joe Palooka
- Lina Romay - Maxine
- David Bruce - Tom Conway
- George O'Hanlon - Louie
Virginia Welles - Anne Howe; Greg McClure - Grady; Taylor Holmes - Dr. Benson; Ian MacDonald - Mike; Lou Lubin - Talmadge; Bert Conway - Pee Wee; Lyle Talbot - Lt. Muldoon; Ben Baker - Flight Secretary; Eddie Gribbon - Canvas; Jack Roper - Scranton; Frances Osborne - Wardrobe Mistress; Harry Hayden - Commissioner Harris; Frank Fenton - Detective; George Fisher - Contest Announcer; John Indrisano; Ted Pavelec
