Onscreen credit for Jimmy Durante as boxing manager Knobby Walsh in the 1934 Pre-Code comedy 'Palooka'
Dinka dinka doo! Born on February 10, 1893, big-nosed comedian Jimmy Durante played boxing manager Knobby Walsh in the 1934 Pre-Code comedy 'Palooka,' based on the comic strip 'Joe Palooka' created by Ham Fisher. #JoePalooka #comicstrip #comedy #filmsky #movie #cinema #precode
Lobby card featuring Leon Errol as Knobby Walsh, Elyse Knox as Anne Howe, and Joe Kirkwood Jr., as boxer Joe Palooka in the comedy film 'Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad,' released by Monogram Pictures on February 7, 1948
On February 7, 1948, Monogram Pictures released 'Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad,' the studio's fourth 'Joe Palooka' comedy, starring Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, and Leon Errol. #JoePalooka #comedyl #boxer #boxing #filmsky
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Reginald Le Borg, who directed seven films in the 'Joe Palooka' series as well as the 1946 comedy 'Little Iodine' based on the comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo
Born in Vienna, Austria, on this day in 1902, Reginald Le Borg directed seven films in the 'Joe Palooka' series as well as the 1946 comedy 'Little Iodine' based on the comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo. #JoePalooka #LittleIodine #moviesky #filmsky
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as boxer Joe Palooka, Elyse Knox as Anne Howe, and William Frawley as boxing manager Knobby Walsh in the comedy 'Joe Palooka in Winner Take All,' released by Monogram Pictures on September 19, 1948
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. and Elyse Knox reunite for a fifth time (with William Frawley joining in as boxing manager Knobby Walsh) in the comedy 'Joe Palooka in Winner Take All,' released by Monogram Pictures on this day in 1948. #JoePalooka #comedy #filmsky
Lobby card for 'Joe Palooka, Champ,' starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. and featuring appearances by boxing pros Joe Louis and Manuel Ortiz, released on May 28, 1946
On this day in 1946, Monogram Pictures released 'Joe Palooka, Champ' starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. and featuring appearances by boxing pros Joe Louis and Manuel Ortiz. #JoePalooka #boxing #filmsky
Jimmy Durante as boxing manager Knobby Walsh in the 1934 Pre-Code comedy 'Palooka'
Dinka dinka doo! Born on this day in 1893, big-nosed comedian Jimmy Durante appeared as boxing manager Knobby Walsh in the 1934 Pre-Code comedy 'Palooka,' based on the comic strip 'Joe Palooka' by Ham Fisher. #JoePalooka #comicstrip #comedy #film #movie #cinema #precode
A man in a red shirt and with a red and green stocking cap, and holding an axe, looks at a barn in which is a goose is standing, and going “HONK! HONK!” The man says, “Gosh, I wish Mom hadn’t ast me t’do this.”
Today on the blog, Joe Palooka thinks nothing of knocking out any man that faces him in the ring, but a goose is another matter:
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Character actor Don C. Harvey (1911–1963) appeared in 'Joe Palooka in Triple Cross' as well as the serials 'Batman and Robin,' 'Atom Man vs. Superman,' and 'Blackhawk' and the TV series 'Dick Tracy' and 'Dennis the Menace.'
Born on this day in 1911, prolific character actor Don C. Harvey appeared in 'Joe Palooka in Triple Cross' as well as the serials 'Batman and Robin,' 'Atom Man vs. Superman,' and 'Blackhawk' and the TV series 'Dick Tracy' and 'Dennis the Menace.' #filmsky #moviesky #JoePalooka
Reginald Le Borg (December 11, 1902–May 25, 1989) directed seven films in the 'Joe Palooka' series as well as the 1946 comedy 'Little Iodine' based on the comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo.
Born in Vienna, Austria, on this day in 1902, Reginald Le Borg directed seven films in the 'Joe Palooka' series as well as the 1946 comedy 'Little Iodine' based on the comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo. #JoePalooka #LittleIodine #moviesky #filmsky
