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Auction History Result m198 PALOOKA 8x10 movie still '34 boxing, William Cagney portrait! Date Sold 1/3/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" Movie Still (Learn More) Palooka (also released as "Joe Palooka" and released in Sweden as "Knockout", where "Palooka" probably was not in their vocabulary!), the 1934 Benjamin Stoloff boxing sports comedy (based on the classic comic strip 'Joe Palooka' drawn by Ham Fisher) starring Jimmy Durante (billed as "Jimmie Durante"), Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin (in the title role as Joe Palooka), Marjorie Rambeau, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, William Cagney (older brother of James Cagney; he bore a remarkable resemblance to his famous brother, but after starring in just three movies, he mostly retired from acting and managed his brother's career), and Thelma Todd. What is REALLY cool about this movie is that United Artists hired three great cartoonists to draw special cartoon newspaper ads for this movie, and they were William Steig, Otto Soglow, and Dr. Seuss (long before his books, but he signed his work as Dr. Seuss!). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that I am a long time fan of movies in a major way, but I had no idea that William Cagney bore such a striking resemblance to his brother James! There is pencil writing on the back of the still giving the theater name where the still was used. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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