Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
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Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1948-02-07
Runtime: 74 mins
Director: Reginald Le Borg
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Production Companies: Monogram Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Leon Errol
Elyse Knox
John Hubbard
Patricia Dane
Charles Cane
Wally Vernon
Frank Hyers
Jack Shea
Jack Roper
Horace McMahon
Jack Overman
Eddie Gribbon
Sarah Padden
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