Palooka

Palooka (1934)

Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him.

Date of release
1934-01-26
TMDB
3.6 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Music, Comedy
Director
Benjamin Stoloff
Collection
Joe Palooka series

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Joe Palooka

Palooka is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Stuart Erwin in the title role, Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante, and based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher. The film was adapted by Jack Jevne, Arthur Kober, Gertrude Purcell, Murray Roth and Ben Ryan from the comic strip. The film is also known as The Great Schnozzle in the United Kingdom.

Production

Palooka was the second film Edward Small made under an agreement with United Artists. Small bought the rights to the song "Inka Dinka Doo" specifically for the film.

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