Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949)
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Joe Palooka, comic strip artist Ham Fisher's golden-hearted pugilist, heads South of the Border in The Counterpunch. Actually, Joe (Joe Kirkwood Jr.) goes no further than Monogram's cramped "ocean liner" standing set, but the audience doesn't really mind. The plot concerns a gang of counterfeiters, one of whom is murdered en route to Latin America. Everyone is a suspect, including Joe and his manager Knobby Walsh (played by comedian Leon Errol, who certainly deserves his top billing). When the treasury agent in charge of the case has trouble determining the culprit's identity, Joe uses his pugilistic prowess to solve the mystery. Elyse Knox, the real-life wife of football player Tom Harmon, is cast as Joe's sweetheart Ann Howe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Leon Errol - Knobby Walsh
- Elyse Knox - Anne Howe
- Sheila Ryan - Myra
- Frank Sully - Looie
- Sam Hayes - Fight Announcer
- Douglas Dumbrille - Capt. Lance
- Douglas Fowley - Thurston
- Ralph Graves - Dr. Colman
- Roland DuPree - Bell boy
- John Hart - Pedro
- John Indrisano - Referee
- Joe Kirkwood, Jr. - Joe Palooka
- Marcel Journet - Anton Kindel
- Harry Lewis - Chick Bennett
- Ian Wolfe - Prof. Lilliquist
- Walter Sande - Austin
- Eddie Gribbon - Canvasback
- Sonny Chorre - Cardona
- Martin Garralaga - Announcer
- Gertrude Messenger - Nurse
- Roberl Conway - Steward
- Joe Herrera - Referee
- Director(s):
- Reginald Le Borg
- Writer(s):
- Henry Blankfort, Cy Raker Endfield
- Producer(s):
- Hal E. Chester
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