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26 January 1934 (USA)
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Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt. full summary | add synopsis
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Young inocent rustic becomes boxing champ on a fluke and is temporarilly led astray by preditory cabaret singer. In the end loses title but regains his true love and the simple life.( Slightly richer as his
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jimmy Durante | ... | Knobby Walsh / Junior |
 | Lupe Velez | ... | Nina Madero |
| Stuart Erwin | ... | Joe Palooka |
| Marjorie Rambeau | ... | Mayme Palooka |
| Robert Armstrong | ... | Pete 'Goodtime' Palooka |
| Mary Carlisle | ... | Anne |
| William Cagney | ... | Al 'Mac' McSwatt |
| Thelma Todd | ... | Trixie |
| Gus Arnheim | ... | Orchestra Bandleader (as Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra) |
| Franklyn Ardell | ... | Doc Wise |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Whitey, Joe's Trainer |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Crystal - Mayme's Housekeeper |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... | Smokey (as Snowflake) |
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86 min | USA:65 min (re-release)
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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Knobby Walsh:
You'll find it different here than down on the farm, Mrs. Palooka.
Mayme Palooka: Don't small-town me. I shook a hip-load of beads in this burg while it was still teethin'
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Mayme Palooka: Don't small-town me. I shook a hip-load of beads in this burg while it was still teethin'
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
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M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World To Me
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This film is a great pre production code period piece. It would have been severly censored just a short time later. Durante is unique and defines the word manic. Oddly in his body language he often remind me of Woody Allen and there is some slight physical resembalance as well.Also, speaking of look alikes, we must include James Cagney's brother who plays McSwatt. I noticed this before I realized who the actor was . Were he to do a vocal immitation the effect would have been complete. I wonder if he was ever tempted to do so. After all Bob Crosby in his early recordings was clearly immitating brother Bing. All in all nicely done and well worth watching.