The Joe Palooka Story 1954. Society Joe. Joe Kirkwood and Kathy Downs.

Joe Kirkwood stars as the mild mannered heavyweight Champion, Joe Palooka. His adventures include his beautiful wife, played by Kathy Downs. In this television episode Joe joins high society to find funds for a boys club. It's not easy, as there are crooks after the money too! With Maxie
Rosenbloom, Luis Van Rooten, Hillary Brooke, Walter Kingsford, Robert Lowery, Dodie Wright, George Sherwood, Tony Hughes, Steven Wooton, and Danny Chang. Joe Kirkwood was not only on TV portraying Joe Palooka. He had starred in eleven feature films portraying the champ in the 1940's and early 50's. Mastered from 16mm b-w film.

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"THE JOE PALOOKA STORY", co-produced by Kirkwood himself, was syndicated in 1954, and lasted 26 episodes.