Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)
Reginald Le Borg
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
2 votes
IMDb
6.2/10
Users
Rating consensus
71/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~71/100 across 2 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
John Hubbard
Charles Kennedy
Patricia Dane
Iris March
Charles Cane
George Wendell
Wally Vernon
Archie Stone
Frank Hyers
Ralph
Jack Shea
Jeff Lundy
Jack Roper
Waldo
Horace McMahon
Looie
Jack Overman
Truck Driver
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Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
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Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
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1950
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
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Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)
Reginald Le Borg
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