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Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
“HILARIOUS HUMPHREY! He's worth his weight in LAUGHS”
7.0 / 10• 1950• 1h 2m•NR• English
FamilyComedy
Storyline
A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.
Cast & Crew
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Lead
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Robert Coogan
Humphrey Pennyworth
Lois Collier
Anne Howe Palooka
Gil Lamb
Martin
Tom Neal
Gordon Rogers
Jack Kirkwood
Phiffeney
MM
Mary Margaret Robinson
Mary (as Mary Happy)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Yarbrough's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
