Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch(1949)
JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!
Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.
Movie: Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
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Knobby Walsh
Joe Palooka
Anne Howe
Anton Kindel
Myra Madison
Chick Bennett
Looie
Professor Lilliquist
Fight Announcer
Austin
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Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.
Release Date
1949-08-14
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9
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JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!
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