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Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Jr. and Elyse Knox. It was part of the Joe Palooka series, produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures.[1]

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Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Directed by	Reginald Le Borg
Screenplay by	Bernard D. Shamberg Ralph S. Lewis John Bright Monte Collins
Based on	Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
Produced by	Hal E. Chester Bernard W. Burton
Starring	Leon Errol Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Elyse Knox
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Roy V. Livingston
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	February 7, 1948 (1948-02-07)
Running time	74 minuters
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Blinded during a fight, Joe Palooka is advised to take at least a year off from boxing. His manager Knobby Walsh finds another fighter, but when gangsters cause him trouble, Joe volunteers to climb back into the ring, against his doctor's advice.

Cast

• Joe Kirkwood Jr. as Joe Palooka
• Leon Errol as Knobby
• Elyse Knox as Anne
• Patricia Dane as Iris March
• John Hubbard as Charles Kennedy
• Wally Vernon as Archie Stone
• Horace McMahon as Truck Driver
• Eddie Gribbon as Scranton
• Sarah Padden as Mom Palooka
• Herb Vigran as Reporter
• Dewey Robinson as Fighter
• Emil Sitka as Photographer
• Cy Kendall as Commissioner R.E. Carfter
• Frank Mayo as Detective (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

• Drew, Bernard A. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad at TCM
• Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad at IMDb

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