Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

74 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 7, 1948

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.

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

74 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 7, 1948

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
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.
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Directors Ilona Vas, Wesley Barry, Reginald Le Borg
Writers Ralph S. Lewis, Bernard D. Shamberg, Ham Fisher, John Bright

Cast

Joe Kirkwood, Jr.

as Joe Palooka

Leon Errol

as Knobby Walsh

Elyse Knox

as Anne Howe

John Hubbard

as Charles Kennedy

Patricia Dane

as Iris March

Charles Cane

as George Wendell

Wally Vernon

as Archie Stone

Frank Hyers

as Ralph

Jack Shea

as Jeff Lundy

Jack Roper

as Waldo

Horace McMahon

as Looie

Jack Overman

as Truck Driver

Eddie Gribbon

as Scranton

Sarah Padden

as Mom Palooka

Michael Mark

as Pop Palooka

Evelynne Smith

as Truck Driver's Wife

Geneva Gray

as Hat Check Girl

John Indrisano

as Referee

Frank Reicher

as Dr. MacKenzie

Jay Norris

as Stevie

Paul Scardon

as Dr. Burman

Virginia Belmont

as Nurse

Larry Steers

as Dr. Gray

Robert Conway

as Reporter

Herb Vigran

as Reporter

Dewey Robinson

as Fighter

Emil Sitka

as Photographer

Murray Leonard

as Arthur Wild

Robert C. McCracken

as Fight Announcer

Cy Kendall

as Commissioner R.E. Carfter

Bill McLean

as Burke

Jack Mower

as Cop

Paul Bryar

as Detective Lieutenant

Sam Wolfe

as Mike

Reid Kilpatrick

as Radio Announcer

Ted Pavelec

as Sparring Partner

Meyer Grace

as Spectator

Frank Mayo

as Detective

Eddie Lou Simms

as Second Pug

Mickey Simpson

as Henchman

Bill Wallace

as Henchman