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Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
“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!”
9.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 14m•NR• English
ActionComedyCrimeMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Lead
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
Marcel Journet
Anton Kindel
Sheila Ryan
Myra Madison
Harry Lewis
Chick Bennett
Frank Sully
Looie
Ian Wolfe
Professor Lilliquist
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Reginald Le Borg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
