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Feature film — 1934

Palooka (1934)

3.61h 26mMusic — Comedy

Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him.

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A high-signal pick with 11 votes.

United Artists / Edward Small Productions

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Director: Benjamin Stoloff

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Cast & crew

Jimmy Durante as Knobby Walsh

Jimmy Durante

Knobby Walsh

Lupe Vélez as Nina Madero

Lupe Vélez

Nina Madero

Stuart Erwin as Joe Palooka

Stuart Erwin

Joe Palooka

Marjorie Rambeau as Mayme Palooka

Marjorie Rambeau

Mayme Palooka

Thelma Todd as Trixie

Thelma Todd

Trixie

Robert Armstrong as Pete Palooka

Robert Armstrong

Pete Palooka

Mary Carlisle as Anne Howe

Mary Carlisle

Anne Howe

William Cagney as Al McSwatt

William Cagney

Al McSwatt

Franklyn Ardell as Doc Wise

Franklyn Ardell

Doc Wise

Tom Dugan as Whitey

Tom Dugan

Whitey

Louise Beavers as Crystal

Louise Beavers

Crystal

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Smokey (as Snowflake)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Smokey (as Snowflake)

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