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Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)

In the second film of Monogram's Joe Palooka series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the state, supposedly for a park. When Joe learns that he has been used as a dupe he becomes disillusioned and leaves the prize=fighting profession. But, his manager, sparring partners, and fiancée manage to expose the land-grab scheme, clear Joe's name and discredit the crooked politicians.

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Top billed cast

Leon ErrolKnobby Walsh
Joe Kirkwood Jr.Joe Palooka
Guy KibbeeUncle Charlie
Elyse KnoxAnne Howe
Lionel StanderHarry Mitchell
H.B. WarnerSen. McCarden
Stanley PragerRapadsky
Warren HymerLouie - Sparring Partner
Richard LanePhillips
Cliff NazarroFirst Character

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