Knobby has Joe Palooka training at the beach. They brush with a neighboring wrestler and a revenge match is arranged.
Is it worth your time? If you're the type who finds comfort in the rhythmic, dusty thud of 1940s slapstick, you’ll probably have a decent time. If you need a plot that actually moves forward without stopping for a pie-in-the-face routine every five minutes, stay away. This is pure fluff for people who think Shemp Howar...
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"Is it worth your time? If you're the type who finds comfort in the rhythmic, dusty thud of 1940s slapstick, you’ll probably have a decent time. If you need a plot that actually moves forward without stopping for a pie-in-the-face routine every five minutes, stay away. This is pure fluff for people who think Shemp Howard is a national treasure. The whole thing feels like a Saturday morning cartoon that somehow got lost in a time warp. Knobby is doing his best to make Joe Palooka look like a seri..."
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