Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Cast & Crew
Reginald Leborg
Joe Kirkwood
Elyse Knox
William Frawley
Stanley Clements
John Shelton
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Joe Palooka, champion prizefighter, is scheduled for a benefit match when his manager, Knobby Walsh, abruptly withdraws him from the fight. Knobby has received a letter from Greg Tanner and his girl Millie, threatening Anne Howe, Joe's sweetheart, in an attempt to lower the odds on Joe's next title fight. To maintain Joe's champion reputation, Knobby takes him on a cross-country boxing tour accompanied by Tommy Malone, the younger brother of Joe's war buddy, George. Although Tanner and his gang set up a sure win competitor for Joe on tour, the champ triumphs, causing a furious Tanner to lose his bets. For Tommy's birthday, Joe and Anne plan a surprise party to coincide with George's homecoming from overseas. George's plane turns up missing, however, delaying Joe and Anne, who miss Tommy's party altogether. Angered over their unexplained absence, Tommy takes up with Tanner and agrees to be part of a phony kidnapping scheme to shake up Joe in his next bout. Later Tommy discovers George is safe and realizes that his brother's return was Joe and Anne's surprise. Tommy flees from Tanner and shows up at the arena in time for Joe's next fight, and his arrival spurs the champ on to victory.
Director
Reginald Leborg
Cast
Joe Kirkwood
Elyse Knox
William Frawley
Stanley Clements
John Shelton
Mary Beth Hughes
Sheldon Leonard
Frank Jenks
Lyle Talbot
Jack Roper
Eddie Gribbon
Wally Vernon
Ralph Sanford
Bill Martin
"big" Ben Moroz
Hal Fieberling
William Ruhl
Chester Clute
Douglas Fowley
Stanley Prager
Hugh Charles
Forrest Matthews
Gertrude Astor
Harold Gerard
Crew
Ray Boltz
Bernard W. Burton
William A. Calihan
Hal E. Chester
Monte F. Collins
G. Joseph Dell
Max Hutchinson
Joan Indrisano
Edward J. Kay
Otho Lovering
Lorraine Maclean
Dave Milton
Webb Overlander
Stanley Rubin
William Sickner
Allen K. Wood
Film Details
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Notes
The working title for this film was A Joe Named Palooka. Some contemporary reviews list the title as Winner Take All. For additional information on the "Joe Palooka" series, please consult the Series Index and see the entry above for Joe Palooka, Champ.
