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Palooka
Palooka

Palooka

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

26 January 1934

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Knobby Walsh

Lupe Vélez

Lupe Vélez

Nina Madero

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Joe Palooka

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Mayme Palooka

Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

Trixie

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Pete Palooka

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Anne Howe

William Cagney

William Cagney

Al McSwatt

Franklyn Ardell

Franklyn Ardell

Doc Wise

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Whitey

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Crystal

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Smokey (as Snowflake)

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Slats (uncredited)

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