Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Jun 4, 1950

1h 2m

★ 0.0

HILARIOUS HUMPHREY! He's worth his weight in LAUGHS

Overview

A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

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Cast

Knobby Walsh

Leon Errol

Joe Palooka

Joe Kirkwood Jr.

Humphrey Pennyworth

Robert Coogan

Anne Howe Palooka

Lois Collier

Martin

Gil Lamb

Gordon Rogers

Tom Neal

Phiffeney

Jack Kirkwood

Mary (as Mary Happy)

Mary Margaret Robinson

Sheriff Grogan

Andrew Tombes

Miss Tuttle

Iris Adrian

Prentice

Chester Conklin

Hiram

Hank Mann

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