The strip debuted on april 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers the strip was adapted to a shortlived 15minute cbs radio series, 12 featurelength films chiefly from monogram pictures, nine vitaphone film shorts, a 1954 syndicated television series the joe. First, a guy comes to the guy pretending to be a down and out fighter needing the money by sparring with joe. It seems incongruous today as hardly anyone remembers joe palooka, but in 1948at the dawn of the. The program starred ty hardin as bronco layne, a former confederate officer who wandered the old west, meeting such wellknown individuals as wild bill hickok, billy the kid, jesse james, theodore roosevelt, belle starr, cole younger, and john wesley hardin.
Robert north as alice fayes brother willy starting in the 195354 season of the phil. Fighting mad 48 patricia dane john hubbard leon errol. Joe palooka was an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher in 1921. Sports reporter tom conway david bruce, starts a jeering series on. Touting over 10,000,000 fans of the comic strip, heinz 57s spot ads of the era heralded the new series as the greatest 15 minutes of fun on the air. Joe palooka is an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher. An operation restores his vision, but hes told not to fight for a year. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Gentleman joe palooka 1946 joe palooka in the knockout 1947 joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 joe palooka in winner take all 1948 joe palooka in the big fight. The strip debuted in 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers.
From the name of the comicstrip prizefighter joe palooka. Joe palooka meets humphrey joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance joe palooka in triple cross joe palooka, champ joe palooka in fighting mad. March 6, 1921 in brooklyn, new york march 25, 2012 in london, was an american film producer, writer, director, and former child actor. The doctor says this is due to damage from a concussion. He is best known for his popular longrun on joe palooka, which was launched in 1930 and ranked as one of the top five newspaper comics strips for several years. Joe palooka meets humphrey wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Encyclopedia article about palooka, joe by the free dictionary. Who was nicknamed fighting joe in the american civil war. Overview of joe palooka, champ, 1946, directed by reginald leborg, with leon errol, joe kirkwood, elyse knox, at turner classic movies. Joe palooka in fighting mad detective lieutenant 1948 the judge steps out dining truck driver 1948 killer mccoy joe welshs bodyguard 1947. Palooka 1934 has wonderful actor work by jimmy durante, lupe velez, and robert armstrongthis movie is an example of extremely good acting worth seeing, but brought down by notsogood directing, script writing, and dull casting choices esp. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 is a comedy, drama movie starring joe kirkwood, jr. Posing as a downandout fighter, dutch grady greg mcclure is hired as a sparring boxer for heavyweightchampion joe palooka joe kirkwood jr. Click on the letter that your comic book title begins with, this will give you a list of comic books starting with that letter.
The paper size is approximately 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm the condition of this item is brand new mint condition. Joe palooka as a weirdmenace vehicle, by michael h. Emil sitka timeline featuring movies and other highlights. Joe palooka project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Joe palookas thornton, colorado sports bar facebook. He was married to actress dagmar godowsky from 19211928. What are the release dates for joe palooka in fighting mad.
Blinded during a fight, joe palooka is advised to take at least a year off from boxing. Joe palooka in fighting mad searching for fighting mad 59 found 108 total alternate case. Genre adventure synopsis another boxer, red rodney, is drafted into the army and a match is set up between him and joe palooka. While being hunted down for a murder he didnt commit, joe tries to lay low but ends up fighting for his life against the bully khan in the circle, where only the most violent disputes are settled. Fast forward nine years and the joe palooka franchise found its way to 1950s television with the joe palooka story, again starring joe kirkwood, jr. A well known character actor, vigran was originally a law school graduate. Fighting mad 1948 a monogram pictures sportscomedy. This fourth installment is called joe palooka in fighting mad and features joe going blind in the first few minutes of the movie after his latest fight, joes vision vanishes. Fighting mad 48 elyse knox joe kirkwood jr leon errol joe palooka this vintage original still shows a very rare photo of from left to right leon errol, elyse knox, and handsome joe kirkwood jr. No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. Plot edit blinded during a fight, joe palooka is advised to take at least a year off from boxing. Fighting mad 1948 starring leon errol joe kirkwood jr elyse knox. The strip was adapted to a shortlived 15minute cbs radio series, 12 featurelength films chiefly from. The beloved comic strip featuring a bighearted boxing champion ended in 1984 after a run of more.
His trainer knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are. Nov, 2014 little orphan annie was a daily american comic strip created by harold gray 18941968 and syndicated by tribune media services. Fighting mad movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Find link is a tool written by edward betts longer titles found. Joe palooka was an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher. He appeared in the opening performance of dead end on broadway in 1937, playing the part of dippy one of the gang of kids later to gain fame as the dead end kids going on the road with this hit play for 22. The strip was adapted to a shortlived 15minute cbs radio series, 12 featurelength films chiefly from monogram pictures, nine vitaphone film shorts, a 1954 syndicated.
Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 the movie database tmdb. This film from monogram pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels. Fighting mad aka joe palooka in fighting mad year of the photo. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia frank mayo june 28, 1889 july 9, 1963 was an american actor.
A statue of joe palooka was the perfect fit for the indiana limestone companys celebration. For the last six issues of our publication, we have featured the most expansive interview with boxing hall of famer jack ohalloran, who was not only a talented and leading heavyweight contender in the 1970s, but also was a. Born in wilkesbarre, pennsylvania, ham fisher dropped out of school at the age of 16 to work as a brush peddler and truck driver before finding employment as a reporter and ad salesman. The first two seasons, totaling 75 episodes, were in black and white, while the 32 episodes of season three were in color. Joe palooka is an american comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist ham fisher in 1921. Mother wore tights usa 1947 107m col 20th century fox u d. This is a brand new single sided reproduction print of a joe palooka in the knockout poster. As those who are readers of our newsstand publication, the usa boxing news, or visit this website, the man of steel is written about and covered many times. Sarah padden october 16, 1881 december 4, 1967 was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from chicago, illinois. Product title joe palooka in the knockout poster 27x40 1947 average rating. With various assistants and successors, the strip lasted for over half a century with spinoffs to radio, movies, television and merchandising. Jack mower timeline featuring tv shows and other highlights. There are at least 15 palooka films along with a tv series.
This syndicated series was based on a narrative first popular as a comic book, then a radio show. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of from left to right leon errol, elyse knox, unknown, john hubbard, joe kirkwood jr and patricia dane. In 1945, kirkwood was invited by monogram pictures to test for the role of boxer joe palooka, a popular comic book character. His trainer knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. List of feature film series with 11 to 20 entries wikipedia.
The strip took its name from the 1885 poem little orphant annie by james whitcomb riley, and made its debut on august 5, 1924 in the new york daily news. The strip debuted on april 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. In this installment in the joe palooka boxing series from monogram, joe s the subject of many dirty tricks. The definitive the story of joe palooka radio log with. We currently have 628 different comic book titles available for sale. Joe palooka in the big fight starring leon errol and joe.
Kirkwood returned to the role in the 1954 television series the joe palooka. Chicago med season 6 might see a natalie and crockett romance. Joe palooka is a mild mannered boxer who is in love with anne and goes about life in a gentle way. Actor age check how old was sam wolfe in joe palooka in. Joe palooka meets humphrey is a 1950 film in the joe palooka series. Stuart erwin, the lead joe palooka protagonist character. Comedy melodrama, featuring joe palooka, a conspiracy is uncovered, which aims to take over the entire. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. What are the release dates for joe palooka in fighting mad 1948. Joe palooka in fighting mad is a 1947 american film directed by reginald le borg.
The marriage was annulled in august 1928 on the ground that mayo had another wife. In this installment, palooka is blinded during a fight, then regains his eyesight through an operation, but is told by doctors not to put on the gloves again for at least a year. The television franchise ran for two seasons from 1954 to 1955. Joe palooka is the second self titled series from harvey comics about a boxerhero. John hubbard april 14, 1914 november 6, 1988 was an american television and film actor.
Orders placed with free standard shipping typically arrive within 37 business days. First line of dialogue or text joe was home on weekend leave. Overview of joe palooka in the knockout, 1947, directed by reginald leborg, with leon errol, joe kirkwood, morris carnovsky, at turner classic movies. Airing every tuesday and thursday at the dinner hour, the story of joe palooka launched with a huge promotion throughout the u. Ctva the classic tv archive us drama series the joe palooka story 1954 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Joe s creator, ham fisher, dedicated the statue in the nearby town of bedford in july 1948. A gigantic statue of comic book hero joe palooka stands in the little town of oolitic, indiana. One connection leads to another and then another, whether via the proverbial six degrees of. Joe palooka, champ is a 1946 american film featuring the popular comicstrip boxer joe palooka. His manager knobby walsh finds another fighter, but when gangsters cause him trouble, joe volunteers to climb back into the ring. Joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance starring leon errol.
He appeared frequently as various villains on the television series adventures of superman 1952, and made several guest appearances on television series like the brady bunch 1969 and i. It wasnt a huge hit, but did well enough for a lowbudget film, and inspired a number of sequels which, in fact, continued to come out until well into the 1950s. Statue of joe palooka oolitic, indiana atlas obscura. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Carlton joe besser and the local mayor donald macbride ask palooka to fight a benefit for a local boys club, and belden tries to sign on as humphreys. The definitive the story of joe palooka radio log with alan reed. Joe palooka in fighting mad starring leon errol and joe.
Joe palooka in fighting mad movie posters from movie poster shop. He got the part and starred in joe palooka, champ 1946 as well as ten additional joe palooka films through 1951. On a transport ship, the men are shown the movie bare knuckles, starring joe. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save knobbys honor. Palooka, joe article about palooka, joe by the free dictionary. Humphrey pennyworth is joe palooka s best friend, and sparring partner. Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 joe palooka in winner take all 1948 joe palooka in the big fight 1949 joe palooka in.
The men later beg joe to tell the story of how he became champ. Fighting mad movie cast lobby card signed cosigned by. He later chose to pursue acting, and performed in hundreds of radio shows with the likes of jack benny, bob hope and jimmy durante. He was born in new york, new york, and died in laguna beach, california, from a heart attack. Bennett played college football for the university of florida, and was recognized as an allamerican. Best remembered while strapping comic remove boxer joe palooka on display in the past due 1940s and early 1950s, fairhaired, amiablelooking, exceedingly athletic joe kirkwood, jr. Joe palooka in fighting mad wikipedia republished wiki 2. Product title joe palooka in fighting mad poster 27x40 1948. An irate knobby claims he can get the popular joe a fight anywhere in. Teddy bergman later known as alan reed was radios first joe palooka.
Joe palooka in fighting mad 1948 joe palooka in winner take all 1948 joe palooka in the big fight 1949 joe palooka in the counterpunch 1949 joe palooka meets humphrey 1950 joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance 1950 joe palooka in the squared circle 1950 joe palooka in triple cross 1951. In the meantime, his manager, knobby walsh leon errol, takes over the career of. Fighting mad 48 patricia dane john hubbard leon errol joe kirkwood jr joe palooka. Joe palooka in humphrey takes a chance is a 1950 american film. Redirected from list of feature film series with ten to twenty entries this list is for film series with a number of films between eleven and twenty in the series. Bronco is a western series on abc from 1958 through 1962. I have decided to make a list of all films based on comic books, and if i have missed any movies please let me know in the comments section.
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