Palooka definition of palooka by the free dictionary. Joe palooka stuart erwin is a naive young man whose father pete robert armstrong was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused joes mother mayme marjorie rambeau to leave him and to take young joe to the country to raise him. Stuart erwin, the lead joe palooka protagonist character. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1934 films for convenience, all 1934 films should be included in this category. I got a kick out of this film for the first half of it, but it got so stupid with the main characters. The definitive the story of joe palooka radio log with. Jimmy durante, also drunken sot, knobby discovers young hunk palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, lupe velez, stuart erwin back to the stuart erwin film library. But now that hes the champ, can joe survive life in the fast lane. Palooka film, a 1934 film based on the comic strip the palooka, a one act play by tennessee williams. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
Palooka 1934 knobby discovers young hunk palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, al mcswatt. Sports an incompetent or easily defeated athlete, especially a prizefighter. This syndicated series was based on a narrative first popular as a comic book, then a radio show. Another of the many joe palooka bmovies made from the 30s to the 50s. Robert armstrong starred in king kong 1933, made in 1932, but not released until 1933, possibly not until after the much less famous palooka 1934 movie was made andor released. This public domain film was originally released as. Joe palooka is an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher. When it was first bought to the screen in 1934 everything worked so well. This book has 104 pages and was uploaded by prime user on september 19, 2010. Palooka, an american literary journal founded and edited by jonathan starke a slang insult, meaning an ignorant or incompetent person. Knobby discovers young hunk palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, al mcswatt. The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. For a dollar store dvd, the print looks pretty decent and complete.
This book has 37 pages and was uploaded by bfound on december 18, 2016. The strip was adapted to a shortlived 15minute cbs radio series, 12 featurelength films chiefly from monogram pictures, nine vitaphone film shorts. This film just made it under the wire before the hays code came along, so lupe showed us about all of her breasts. But now that hes the champ, can joe survive life in.
According to a film daily news item, plans for this production began as early as august 1932, when lewis foster was announced as a story writer. Palooka also featured robert armstrong, lupe velez, jimmy durante and thelma todd. Palooka is a 1934 comedy film directed by benjamin stoloff starring jimmy durante. I want to find out more about the bfi national archive. Joe palooka had its fair share of film adaptations, but the first and, in regards to. The film is also known as the great schnozzle in the united kingdom. A june 5, 1933 hollywood reporter news item stated that producer edward small had signed lou breslow to collaborate with. Stuart erwin in palooka 1934 lupe velez in palooka 1934 thelma todd in palooka 1934 jimmy durante. Joe palooka, an american comic strip from which some subsequent usages are derived palooka film, a 1934 film based on the comic strip the palooka, a oneact play by tennessee williams.
In the second film of monograms joe palooka series, joe is used, by two state senators scheming to obtain oilrich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the state. Now in the public domain, the film can be seen online. Palooka is a 1934 american precode comedy film directed by benjamin stoloff. Based on the popular comic strip by ham fisher, this fastpaced and funny boxing outing follows the exploits of a boxing manager and the upandcoming fighter. This feature length film based on ham fishers comic strip joe palooka has stu erwin cast as quite a. Joe palooka stuart erwin is a naive young man whose father pete. The strip debuted on april 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. Jimmy durante stars as knobby walsh, the opportunistic trainer of boxing contender joe palooka stuart erwin. Comicstrip fight manager knobby walsh jimmy durante puts rural joe palooka stuart erwin in the ring. When slippery fight manager knobby walsh happens to discover joes surprising punching power, he signs him. Mayme walks out on her husband, pete palooka, after he wins the middleweight championship and shows his proclivity for life in the fast lane. They werent anything noteworthy, but she certainly showed what she had and a year later, she would have been forced to cover up. His role as joe palooka s father is minor, but very well acted.
Hd palooka 1934 streaming vf vostfr film entier gratuit. Durantes first name was spelled as both jimmie and jimmy in the onscreen credits. This includes all 1934 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Films disponibles gratuitement sur youtube en francais ou vost. Lupe velez in palooka 1934 jimmy durante in palooka 1934 stuart erwin in palooka. In the second film of monograms joe palooka series, joe is used, by two state senators scheming to obtain oilrich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to.
Palooka is a 1934 comedy film based on the comic strip by ham fisher. Based on the comic strip by ham fisher, this comedy portrays the exploits of a fasttalking boxing manager and the young fighter he is. Based on the comic strip by ham fisher, this comedy portrays the exploits of a fasttalking boxing manager and the young fighter he is mentoring. Jimmy durante portrayed knobby walsh, joes manager. Based on the joe palooka american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher in 1921.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Information and translations of palooka in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on. Joe palooka is a naive young man whose father pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused joes mother mayme to leave him and to take young joe to the country to raise him. Stuart erwin was joe, a character he had perfected over the. Joe manages to knock out the champ william cagney and wins his girlfriend in the process. Palooka 1934 has wonderful actor work by jimmy durante, lupe velez, and robert armstrong this movie is an example of extremely good acting worth seeing, but brought down by notsogood directing, script writing, and dull casting choices esp. Media in category palooka 1934 film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The first actor to portray joe palooka in film was stu erwin in 1934 s palooka for reliance pictures. Joe palooka was a comic strip created in 1921 by ham fisher.
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