"Palooka" (1934) with Jimmy Durante

Report

Based upon the comedy strip by Ham Fisher, Palooka is a 1934 comedy film that tells the story of Joe Palooka (Stuart Erwin), a naive young man whose father Pete was a boxing champ, but his lifestyle Joe and his mother to leave him and move to the country. But when a shady boxing manager (Jimmy Durante) discovers Joe's natural boxing talent, Joe decides to follow him to the big city, where he becomes a champion and begins to follow his father's path of debauchery, much of it including the glamorous cabaret singer Nina Madero (Lupe Velez). The film also stars William Cagney, the younger brother of actor James Cagney.

(This film is in the public domain."

Production

Director: Benjamin Stoloff

Producer: United Artists, Edward Small

Cast: Jimmy Durante, Marjorie Rambeau, Lupe Velez, William Cagney, Robert Armstrong.

Categories

Categories: Comedy , Movies / Action

Channels: Vuze Movies

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