Palooka
1934 | 86m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Benjamin Stoloff |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Gertrude Purcell, Jack Jevne, Arthur Kober |
| Staring: |
| Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 26, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Benjamin Stoloff |
| Writer: | Gertrude Purcell, Jack Jevne, Arthur Kober |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | pre-code, manhattan, new york city, boxing |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Edward Small Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Durante | Knobby Walsh |
| Lupe Vélez | Nina Madero |
| Stuart Erwin | Joe Palooka |
| Marjorie Rambeau | Mayme Palooka |
| Thelma Todd | Trixie |
| Robert Armstrong | Pete Palooka |
| Mary Carlisle | Anne Howe |
| William Cagney | Al McSwatt |
| Franklyn Ardell | Doc Wise |
| Tom Dugan | Whitey |
| Louise Beavers | Crystal |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Smokey (as Snowflake) |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Slats (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Gertrude Purcell | Screenplay |
| Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Burton Lane | Songs |
| Benjamin Stoloff | Director |
| Jack Jevne | Screenplay |
| Arthur Kober | Screenplay |
| Murray Roth | Dialogue |
| Ben Ryan | Dialogue |
| Grant Whytock | Editor |
| Harold Adamson | Lyricist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Small | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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