The Square Deal Boxing Corporation attempts to make a deal with Knobby Walsh, who owns 70% of Heavyweight Champion Joe Palooka's contract. Knobby refuses, planning to stage a record bout in West Wokkington Falls, where he's taking Joe and his wife Anne to visit friend Humphrey Pennyworth. The corporation tries to block the bout by tricking Pennyworth into signing with them and building a fight stadium with the help of the corrupt town mayor and his cousins.
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
In this film, a corrupt mayor and a fight promoter hatch a scheme to sign a naive and unsophisticated boxer named Humphrey to a contract. Their ultimate goal is to leverage Humphrey's connection to Joe Palooka, a renowned boxer, to further their own interests. As the story unfolds, Humphrey ...
