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Palooka

  • 19341934
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
374
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Jimmy Durante and Stuart Erwin in Palooka (1934)
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Music
Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
374
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Benjamin Stoloff
  • Writers
    • Ham Fisher(comic strip creator)
    • Jack Jevne(screen play)
    • Gertrude Purcell(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Durante
    • Lupe Velez
    • Stuart Erwin
Top credits
  • Director
    • Benjamin Stoloff
  • Writers
    • Ham Fisher(comic strip creator)
    • Jack Jevne(screen play)
    • Gertrude Purcell(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Durante
    • Lupe Velez
    • Stuart Erwin
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    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Jimmy Durante, Tom Dugan, Stuart Erwin, and Lupe Velez in Palooka (1934)
    Jimmy Durante in Palooka (1934)
    Jimmy Durante, William Cagney, Tom Dugan, and Joseph W. Girard in Palooka (1934)
    Jimmy Durante and Stuart Erwin in Palooka (1934)
    Stuart Erwin in Palooka (1934)
    Lupe Velez in Palooka (1934)
    Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez in Palooka (1934)
    Franklyn Ardell, William Cagney, and Lupe Velez in Palooka (1934)
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    Jimmy Durante, Robert Armstrong, and Stuart Erwin in Palooka (1934)
    Palooka (1934)

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    Jimmy Durante
    Jimmy Durante
    • Knobby Walshas Knobby Walsh
    Lupe Velez
    Lupe Velez
    • Nina Maderoas Nina Madero
    Stuart Erwin
    Stuart Erwin
    • Joe Palookaas Joe Palooka
    Marjorie Rambeau
    Marjorie Rambeau
    • Mayme Palookaas Mayme Palooka
    Robert Armstrong
    Robert Armstrong
    • Pete Palookaas Pete Palooka
    Mary Carlisle
    Mary Carlisle
    • Anne Howeas Anne Howe
    William Cagney
    William Cagney
    • Al McSwattas Al McSwatt
    Thelma Todd
    Thelma Todd
    • Trixieas Trixie
    Franklyn Ardell
    Franklyn Ardell
    • Doc Wiseas Doc Wise
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Whiteyas Whitey
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Crystalas Crystal
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    • Smokeyas Smokey
    • (as Snowflake)
    Gus Arnheim
    • Orchestra Bandleaderas Orchestra Bandleader
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Slugs - Blacky's Associateas Slugs - Blacky's Associate
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Second House Detectiveas Second House Detective
    • (uncredited)
    André Cheron
    • First Headwaiteras First Headwaiter
    • (uncredited)
    Alfonso Corelli
    • Violin Player in Orchestraas Violin Player in Orchestra
    • (uncredited)
    Gordon De Main
    Gordon De Main
    • Photographers' Officialas Photographers' Official
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Benjamin Stoloff
    • Writers
      • Ham Fisher(comic strip creator)
      • Jack Jevne(screen play)
      • Gertrude Purcell(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      United Artists/Reliance production #8200.
    • Quotes

      Doc Wise: He's no more a champ than you're an Indian.

      Knobby Walsh: I am an Indian; and my name is Sittin' Pretty.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      The Band Played On
      (1895) (uncredited)

      Music by Chas. B. Ward

      Lyrics by John F. Palmer

      Played at the theatre

    User reviews12

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    Top review
    4/10
    Worth Seeing Only For Lupe Velez
    I got a kick out of this film for the first half of it, but it got so stupid with the main characters that I had a hard time finishing it. However, it was still worth a look to see Lupe Valez. I had read what a strange character she was in real life, and that she was sexy woman, so at least I have now seen her. She was a very pretty lady and not shy, either. This film just made it under the wire before the Hays Code came along, so Lupe showed us about all of her breasts. They weren't anything noteworthy, but she certainly showed what she had and a year later, she would have been forced to cover up.

    Stu Erwin plays the boxer "Joe Palooka." He plays a really inept fighter and stupid guy in general who is endearing for awhile but wears thin. The same goes for Jimmy Durante's role of fight manager "Knobby Walsh." He really wears thin.

    Anyway, this is typical early '30s material which means very corny and dated in the humor and romance department, sometimes hilarious and a bit racy and edgy but one that bogs down midway through.
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    • Jul 18, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Great Schnozzle
    • Production company
      • Edward Small Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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