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PALOOKA was a comedy based on the comic strip JOE PALOOKA, which was released on January 26, 1934.

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PALOOKA starred Stuart Erwin, Jimmy Durante, and Lupe Velez

Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante appeared together on Broadway as well as in several other films. 

Thelma Todd appears as "Trixie", but that name may have only been used in the credits.

Another shot in the same costume.

Another shot with a cigarette. Smoking is supposed to indicate that she is a bad girl. 

Robert Armstrong as Palooka senior. The booze also indicates that Thelma Todd's character is supposed to be a bad girl. But this is a comedy, so it is not supposed to be taken seriously.

This is supposed to be funny, too. .

"Joe Palooka" is played by Stuart Erwin, and Mary Carlisle played his girlfriend. Neither appears in any scenes with Thelma Todd in this film, her character being involved with Joe Palooka's father in the story

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PALOOKA Photo

Robert Armstrong, Thelma Todd, and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams in a publicity photo for PALOOKA ( 1934 ).

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Thelma Todd In PALOOKA

From the Laurel And Hardy Archive on facebook.

PALOOKA
THELMA TODD as "Trixie"
1934

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PALOOKA ( Complete Movie )

Here is the movie PALOOKA. Thelma Todd is in it, but has only a small part as the "other woman" that Joe Palooka's father ( Robert Armstrong) gets involved with, setting the stage for a triangle involving Stewart Erwin, Mary Carlisle, and Lupe Velez.






PALOOKA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palooka_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025619/




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Thelma Todd PALOOKA Photo

PALOOKA was based on the comic strip Joe Palooka, which starred Stuart Erwin, Jimmy Durante, and Lupe Velez. Here is a publicity picture of Thelma Todd from this movie.

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PALOOKA Photo

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Original Glossy photo with borders of THELMA TODD from the 1934 film, "PALOOKA".

On the back of the photo are multiple editor's markings and an affixed typed snipe. The snipe reads:

"Palooka", Reliance's All-star comedy produced by Edward Small and released through United Artists, comes to the screen with Jimmie Durante, Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Rambeau, Robert Armstrong, Thelma Todd, William Cagney, Mary Carlisle, Franklyn Ardell, Tom Dugan, Guinn Williams, Gus Arnheim and his orchestra and other personalities in the cast. This scene from the picture presented by Harry M. Goetz and Edward Small and directed by Ben Stoloff shows"

On the snipe handwritten is "Thelma Todd as she appears in the 1 910 sequence.

There is a black date stamp that reads, "DEC 5 1933" on the back, as well.  Please see the product images for full view of the back of the photo.

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PALOOKA Flyer

PALOOKA was supposed to be based on the comic strip JOE PALOOKA, but was only vaguely similar. Joe Palooka was played by Stuart Erwin, but Jimmie Durante and Lupe Velez received top billing. Thelma Todd played the "other woman" in the story who Joe Palooka's father gets involved with.

 
 
 
 
 

Stuart Erwin and Marjorie Rambeau at top right, Lupe Velez and William Cagney at center right, Robert Armstrong and Thelma Todd at bottom right.




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