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  • Palooka (1934)
  • Unrated
    86 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Palooka (1934)
Unrated
86 min | Comedy, Family, Music

Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
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Director
Writers
Ham Fisher (comic strip creator) | Jack Jevne (screen play) | Gertrude Purcell (screen play) | Arthur Kober (screen play) & 2 more
Producer
Cinematographer
Arthur Edeson (photography)
Editor
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 26, 1934

Release date
Jan 26, 1934 (United States)

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Cast

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45 cast members
Name Known for
Jimmy Durante
Knobby Walsh Knobby Walsh   See fewer
Lupe Velez
Nina Madero Nina Madero   See fewer
Stuart Erwin
Joe Palooka Joe Palooka   See fewer
Marjorie Rambeau
Mayme Palooka Mayme Palooka   See fewer
Robert Armstrong
Pete Palooka Pete Palooka   See fewer
Mary Carlisle
Anne Howe Anne Howe   See fewer
William Cagney
Al McSwatt Al McSwatt   See fewer
Thelma Todd
Trixie Trixie   See fewer
Franklyn Ardell
Doc Wise Doc Wise   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Whitey Whitey   See fewer
Louise Beavers
Crystal Crystal   See fewer
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Smokey (as Snowflake) Smokey (as Snowflake)   See fewer
Gus Arnheim
Orchestra Bandleader Orchestra Bandleader   See fewer
Brooks Benedict
Slugs - Blacky's Associate (uncredited) Slugs - Blacky's Associate (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Second House Detective (uncredited) Second House Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
André Cheron
First Headwaiter (uncredited) First Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfonso Corelli
Violin Player in Orchestra (uncredited) Violin Player in Orchestra (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon De Main
Photographers' Official (uncredited) Photographers' Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Fields
Blacky Wolfe (uncredited) Blacky Wolfe (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph W. Girard
Weigh-In Ring Official (uncredited) Weigh-In Ring Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Greta Granstedt
Blonde (uncredited) Blonde (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
McSwatt's Handler (uncredited) McSwatt's Handler (uncredited)   See fewer
Otis Harlan
Doorman Riley (uncredited) Doorman Riley (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Harmon
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hill
Dynamite Wilson (uncredited) Dynamite Wilson (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kenney
Championship Fight Timekeeper (uncredited) Championship Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Bellboy (uncredited) Bellboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Ivan Linow
Fourth Fixed Fighter (uncredited) Fourth Fixed Fighter (uncredited)   See fewer
Alphonse Martell
Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited) Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom McGuire
House Detective (uncredited) House Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Congratulator (uncredited) Congratulator (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Desk Clerk (uncredited) Desk Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Ringsider (uncredited) Ringsider (uncredited)   See fewer
Broderick O'Farrell
Weigh-In Ring Official (uncredited) Weigh-In Ring Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Wheeler Oakman
Rafferty (uncredited) Rafferty (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Perry
Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited)   See fewer
Rolfe Sedan
Alphonse (uncredited) Alphonse (uncredited)   See fewer
Nancy Shubert
Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Steers
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Stockdale
Mailman (uncredited) Mailman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
McSwatt's Handler (uncredited) McSwatt's Handler (uncredited)   See fewer
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Slats (uncredited) Slats (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Willis
Second Fixed Fighter (uncredited) Second Fixed Fighter (uncredited)   See fewer
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