Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

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.

Palooka

1934

3.0

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits small town boy Joe Palooka to take his place. First in the series.

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

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.

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh, the manager of Joe Palooka trying to talk his way out of a traffic citation, and the story leading to that point is told in flashback as narrated by Walsh. Heavyweight champion Joe, after knocking out an opponent who later died in his dressing room, feels responsible and threatens to give up boxing. But the dead fighter's fiance thinks he died as the result of a drug that was given to him by a gang of gamblers, who made a rich haul betting on Palooka. Joe, Knobby and the police unite to run down the gamblers, but not before Joe also is nearly murdered by the same means...a poisoned mouthpiece. Elyse Knox is along as Joe's sweetheart Anne Howe, although Anne and Joe had long been married in the comic strip.

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

6.0

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948

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.

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948

6.0

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

6.0

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

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.

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

4.0

Newlyweds Joe and Anne Palooka are delayed in their honeymoon plans by the helpful Humphrey Pennyworth and by considerably-less-helpful manager, Knobby Walsh.

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

4.0

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

1950

Triple Cross

1951

Joe Palooka and two friends are taking hostage by three criminals.

Triple Cross

1951

Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.

Class Act

1992

6.2

Let's Make Love

6.4

1960

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

Let's Make Love

1960

6.4

What a Way to Go!

7.1

1964

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

What a Way to Go!

1964

7.1

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

6.9

2005

The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

2005

6.9

Wild Oats

6.2

2016

Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.

Wild Oats

2016

6.2

Don't Think Twice

6.4

2016

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

Don't Think Twice

2016

6.4

Shadow of the Thin Man

7.0

1941

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

7.0

Kevin Hart: Irresponsible

6.7

2019

Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London.

Kevin Hart: Irresponsible

2019

6.7

The Incredible Hulk Returns

6.2

1988

Years after the end of the original series, David Banner continues his wandering search for a cure for the condition that turns him into the Hulk. He reunites with former colleague Don Blake, unaware of his mystical connection to Thor. When a criminal organization threatens their lives, Banner is forced to unleash the Hulk once again, marking the character’s return after the series finale.

The Incredible Hulk Returns

1988

6.2

Song of the Thin Man

6.7

1947

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

Song of the Thin Man

1947

6.7

Wrong Cops

6.1

2013

A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.

Wrong Cops

2013

6.1

The Damned Don't Cry

7.0

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

7.0

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