Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.
Cast
Joe Kirkwood Jr.
Joe Palooka
Leon Errol
Knobby Walsh
Elyse Knox
Anne Howe
John Hubbard
Charles Kennedy
Patricia Dane
Iris March
Charles Cane
George Wendell
Wally Vernon
Archie Stone
Frank Hyers
Ralph
Jack Shea
Jeff Lundy
Jack Roper
Waldo
Horace McMahon
Looie
Jack Overman
Truck Driver
Eddie Gribbon
Scranton
Sarah Padden
Mom Palooka
Michael Mark
Pop Palooka
Evelynne Smith
Truck Driver's Wife
Geneva Gray
Hat Check Girl
John Indrisano
Referee
Frank Reicher
Dr. MacKenzie
Jay Norris
Stevie
Paul Scardon
Dr. Burman
Virginia Belmont
Nurse
Larry Steers
Dr. Gray
Robert Conway
Reporter
Herb Vigran
Reporter
Dewey Robinson
Fighter
Emil Sitka
Photographer
Murray Leonard
Arthur Wild
Robert C. McCracken
Fight Announcer
Cy Kendall
Commissioner R.E. Carfter
Bill McLean
Burke
Jack Mower
Cop
Paul Bryar
Detective Lieutenant
Sam Wolfe
Mike
Reid Kilpatrick
Radio Announcer
Ted Pavelec
Sparring Partner
Meyer Grace
Spectator
Frank Mayo
Detective
Eddie Lou Simms
Second Pug
Mickey Simpson
Henchman
Bill Wallace
Henchman
Crew
Reginald Le Borg
Director
John Bright
Screenplay
Ralph S. Lewis
Story
Bernard D. Shamberg
Story
Roy V. Livingston
Editor
William A. Sickner
Director of Photography
Wesley Barry
Assistant Director
Hal E. Chester
Producer
Bernard W. Burton
Associate Producer
John J. Martin
Camera Operator
Lorraine MacLean
Costume Design
Lela Chambers
Hairstylist
Harry Ross
Makeup Artist
Earl Sitar
Sound
Edward J. Kay
Music Director
Monte Collins
Additional Dialogue
Raymond Boltz Jr.
Set Decoration
Talmadge Morrison
Still Photographer
Ilona Vas
Script Supervisor
Ham Fisher
Characters
Harry Lewis
Grip
Glenn Cook
Production Manager
Dave Milton
Art Direction
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