22 Sep 1933
My Weakness
A wealthy young man bets his uncle that he can transform a clumsy cleaning lady into a glamorous fashion plate, then marry her off to his bachelor cousin.
Palooka
Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him.
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Jimmy Durante Knobby Walsh
Lupe Vélez Nina Madero
Stuart Erwin Joe Palooka
Marjorie Rambeau Mayme Palooka
Thelma Todd Trixie
Robert Armstrong Pete Palooka
Mary Carlisle Anne Howe
Franklyn Ardell Doc Wise
Tom Dugan Whitey
Louise Beavers Crystal
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Smokey (as Snowflake)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Slats (uncredited)
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