Joe Palooka, manager Knobby, and sparing partner Punchy run afoul of a diner owner, who decides to take revenge against the trio in a theater boxing match after they stiffed him for their lunch meal..
Is this worth a watch? If you like old, scrappy comedies where people shout a lot and everything is settled with a quick punch, you will probably have a decent time. It is short, it is loud, and it does not try to be anything more than a filler flick. If you need complex character arcs or, I don't know, a plot that mak...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lloyd French
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"Is this worth a watch? If you like old, scrappy comedies where people shout a lot and everything is settled with a quick punch, you will probably have a decent time. It is short, it is loud, and it does not try to be anything more than a filler flick. If you need complex character arcs or, I don't know, a plot that makes sense, skip it. There is something inherently funny about the stakes here. They stiff a guy for lunch and suddenly everyone is in the ring. It is the kind of escalation that on..."
Ham Fisher, Eddie Forman, A. Dorian Otvos, Jack Henley
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