Joe Palooka, Champ

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Joe Palooka, Champ
"Joe Palooka, Champ" (1946).jpg
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Written by Cy Endfield
Albert DePina
Hal E. Chester
Produced byHal E. Chester
Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by Bernard W. Burton
Music by Alexander Laszlo
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • May 28, 1946 (1946-05-28)
Running time
70 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Joe Palooka, Champ is a 1946 American film featuring the comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka. This film from Monogram Pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels:

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