Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

JOE'S PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE...IN A Streamlined PACKAGE! What thrills...when he tangles with international crooks...while a sultry beauty tries to wreck his romance!

NR 1949 · 74 min · ★ 9.0 · Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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.

Directed by Reginald Le Borg · Written by Henry Blankfort

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