Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Aug 14, 1949

1h 14m

★ 0.0

JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!

Overview

Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

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Cast

Knobby Walsh

Leon Errol

Joe Palooka

Joe Kirkwood Jr.

Anne Howe

Elyse Knox

Anton Kindel

Marcel Journet

Myra Madison

Sheila Ryan

Chick Bennett

Harry Lewis

Looie

Frank Sully

Professor Lilliquist

Ian Wolfe

Fight Announcer

Sam Hayes

Austin

Walter Sande

Captain Lance

Douglass Dumbrille

Thurston

Douglas Fowley

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