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65% Critic Match
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
6.5 / 10• 1949• 1h 6m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
Cast & Crew
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Lead
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Lina Romay
Maxine
David Bruce
Tom Conway
George O'Hanlon
Louie
Virginia Welles
Anne Howe
Greg McClure
Dutch Grady
Taylor Holmes
Dr. Benson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cy Endfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joe Palooka in the Big Fight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
