Now that they're engaged, Ann wants Joe to retire from the ring, seeing as how he's the heavyweight champ. Ann's mother, who doesn't want her daughter marrying "beneath" the wealthy family's standing, to set Ann up with a European count. What the mother doesn't know is that the "count" is after the family's money more than he is Ann.
Acting
Shemp Howard steals every frame he's in—obviously.
Writing
Snappy 1930s banter that doesn't waste a second.
Director
Lloyd French
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of dozens of Joe Palooka shorts based on Ham Fisher's comic strip, which ran from 1930 to 1984.
The 'fake count' trope was comedy gold in Depression-era films, letting audiences laugh at European aristocrats while American working-class heroes won the day.
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