Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

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Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Reginald LeBorg
Screenplay byJan Jeffery
Story byB.F. Melzer
Based onJoe Palooka
by Ham Fisher
Produced by Hal E. Chester
Starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr.
James Gleason
Cathy Downs
John Emery
Steve Brodie
Cinematography William A. Sickner
Music by Darrell Calker
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross is a 1951 American film. It was part of the Joe Palooka series and was directed by Reginald Le Borg. [1]

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Plot

After the champ, Joe Palooka, his wife Anne and trainer Knobby stop for gas, they pick up three hitchhikers who turn out to be fugitives from the law. Their leader is the Professor and his top henchman is Dutch, who is disguised as a woman.

While holding Ann hostage, the Professor orders Joe to lose his next fight on purpose while Knobby places a $100,000 bet on his foe. Dutch, carrying a gun, sits ringside, again dressed as a woman, to make sure Joe does what he's told.

Knocked out of the ring, Joe lands at Dutch's feet and exposes his true identity. While cops and security deal with that, Joe jumps back into the ring and flattens his opponent. He is winner and still champion. [2]

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Retrospective appraisal

Film historian Wheeler W. Dixon calls the film “a credible, if minor addition” to the Palooka film series [3]

Director Reginald LeBorg, on completing Joe Palooka and the Triple Cross, his final Palooka picture: “[I]t was becoming almost as much of a trap as the horror movies.” [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Dixon, 1992 p. 148-149: Directorial Credits
  2. ↑ Dixon, 1992 p. 31: Plot sketch
  3. ↑ Dixon, 1992 p. 31
  4. ↑ Dixon, 1992 p. 31

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