Episode 120: Palooka (1934)

In the left corner... "Joe Palooka" the comic book strip (1930-1984) by Ham Fisher! And in the right corner... "Palooka" the movie (1934), directed by Benjamin Stoloff; and starring Jimmy Durante, Lupe Vélez, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Rambeau, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, Thelma Todd, Fred 'Snowflake' Toones, and William Cagney! And this description template is finally appropriate for once!!

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