Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 14m

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad poster
Director
Reginald Le Borg
Cast
Joe Kirkwood Jr. as Joe Palooka Leon Errol as Knobby Walsh Elyse Knox as Anne Howe John Hubbard as Charles Kennedy Patricia Dane as Iris March Charles Cane as George Wendell
Crew
William A. Sickner — Director of Photography Roy V. Livingston — Editor John Bright — Screenplay Ralph S. Lewis — Story Bernard D. Shamberg — Story Hal E. Chester — Producer
Synopsis

Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.

Mood & Themes
based on comicboxing
Key Collaborators
Reginald Le Borg Director William A. Sickner Director of Photography Roy V. Livingston Editor John Bright Screenplay Ralph S. Lewis Story Bernard D. Shamberg Story Hal E. Chester Producer Lorraine MacLean Costume Design
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