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Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
8.0 / 10• 1948• 1h 14m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Lead
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
John Hubbard
Charles Kennedy
Patricia Dane
Iris March
Charles Cane
George Wendell
Wally Vernon
Archie Stone
FH
Frank Hyers
Ralph
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Reginald Le Borg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
